Ancient Civilizations

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Ancient Civilizations
Geographic Features Government Architecture Agricu
lture Religion Music Sports Art
Entertainment Roles of Men, Women, Children

• MALI
• GREECE
• ROME

Mrs. Neys 3rd Grade Class
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MALI
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Geographic Features
MALI

• Big as Europe
• Deserts
• Mines
• Niger River

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Government
MALI

• Began in 1307 A.D.
• King was ruler
• King collected taxes

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Architecture
MALI

• Made clay houses
• Timbuktu was the capital
• Built temples

The Mud Mosque of Djenne
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Agriculture
MALI

• Products
• Wheat
• Cotton
• Nuts
• Salt

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Religion
MALI

• Islam
• Muslim people
• Travel to Mecca
• Read Koran

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Music
MALI

• String instruments
• Reed instruments (flute)

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Sports
MALI

• Great runners

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Art Entertainment
MALI

• Story telling
• Dancing

Archer (13th - 15th Century)
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Roles of Men, Women, Children
MALI

• Father is the head of the family
• Father trades goods (salt, gold, and leather)
• Boys go to school
• Girls stay home and cook

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Greece
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Geographic Features
Greece

• Rocky and barren
• Located on the Mediterranean Sea
• Mountains with valleys
• Surrounded by water

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Government
Greece

• City states
• Three classes of people
• Rulers are wealthy men

Athens, a Greek city-state
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Architecture
Greece

• Acropolis, Parthenon
• Poor had simple houses
• Rich had nice pillar houses
• Poor got pebbles and made walls and floors

The Parthenon
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Agriculture
Greece

• Ate different fruits (grapes, cherries, olives)
• Ate meats ( birds, fish, squid, octopus)
• Raised crops (radishes, celery, beans, corn)

An olive tree
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Religion
Greece

• They where polytheistic (many gods and goddesses)
• Favorite gods (Zeus, Hercules, Apollo)

Poseidon, God of the Sea
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Music Greece

• Played harps, pipes, and other handmade
  instruments

A Greek lyre
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Sports Greece

• Ran track
• Threw Discus
• Wrote stories
• Wrestling

A discus thrower
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Art Entertainment
Greece

• Danced
• Sculptured
• Watch plays
• Built statues

Greek amphitheater
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Roles of Men, Women, Children
Greece

• Women didnt get to vote
• Men got to be in plays
• Women stayed home and cooked
• Men went to school
• Women could not participate in play s
• Men did get to participate in plays

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ROME
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Geographic Features
Rome

• Rome is located on Italy
• Looks like a boot
• Niger river

Roman Empire (150 AD)
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Government
Rome

• Emperors were very important
• Romans did not want one man to make laws
• Government had three branches legislative,
  judicial, and executive

Caesar Augustus
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Architecture
Rome

• Poor lived in high raised apartments
• Poorest lived on top floor
• Rich lived in nice house
• Richest had three villas

The Coliseum
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Agriculture
Rome

• Farmers grew wheat in fields
• Ate bread with honey or fruit
• City had many buildings
• Took many years to build temple

Field of wheat
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Religion
Rome

• House hold religion was worshiping gods
• Romans built temples to worship their gods
• Romans gave gifts to worship gods
• Sacrificed animals
• Romans believed that if gods where happy they
  would have good luck

Jupiter, King of Gods
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Music Rome

• Harps
• Pipes
• Vases
• Other hand made insturments

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Sports Rome

• Ran track
• Threw discus
• Writing
• Wrecking

A chariot
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Art Entertainment
Rome

• Danced
• Statues
• Sculptures
• Plays

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Roles of Men, Women, Children
Rome

• Men had short hair
• Men masters of house
• Women wore makeup and jewelry
• Women stayed home and watched children while men
  went to work