3. Greece What influence did this country have on America?

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5. One way America was influenced by the Greeks was through architecture.

6. Architecture The Greeks loved columns and used them often. A most famous example is the Parthenon which sat high above the city.

7. The Parthenon

8. 1.The columns used in the Parthenon are Doric columns. 2. Some buildings in the United States that have Greek columns include the White House (Ionic), the Lincoln Memorial (Doric), and the United States Capitol Building (Corinthian).

9. Columns

10. Plain, SimpleCurly, ScrollFancy, Pattern

11. Doric Capital

12. Lincoln Memorial

13. Ionic Capitals

14. The White House

15. Corinthian Capitol

16. United States Capitol Building

17. United States Supreme Court Building

19. Romans used Arches that influenced America.

22. Arches

25. http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/democ racy / Greece also influence our government.

26. Greece: The birthplace of democracy Democracy – people vote on the issues that effect them. Direct Democracy People vote directly on the issues Representative Democracy People vote to choose a representative to vote for them on the issues

27. Greece also brought us the Olympics. http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies /culture/olympics /

28. The Olympics Held every four years to honor Zeus Held atop of Mount Olympus Only men competed Winners wore a crown of olive leaves

29. Now for your test…….

30. In ancient Greece, architects used ______ in building the Parthenon.

31. In ancient Greece, architects used __columns____ in building the Parthenon.

32. 6 A government by the people is called a _____

33. A government by the people is called a _democracy

34. Which country was the birthplace of democracy?

35. Greece

36. Which games today are modeled after the games in ancient Greece?

37. The Olympics

38. What continent is Greece on?

39. Europe

40. The End