Unit 1 - Study Guide

Bolded answers are examples of application or ways to help your child study.
Students will need to know:

How to look at a map and tell North from South. Google Maps - ask if city A is north or south
of City B.
Read a map (look at the pictures and use the information).
Should know which hemispheres (North and East, North and West, South and East, and South
and West) a location is in. For example, North America is in which two hemispheres?
(North and West)
Longitude lines (up and down East and West)
Latitude lines (side to side North and South)
Location of equator and prime meridian
The United States copied many things from Greece? Those three things are columns, laws and
juries, and the Olympics.
Where the Olympics started - which city
Written responses:
Ancient Olympics

Modern Olympics

Only men competed

Men and women compete

Few events - chariot races, running

Many events for all types of sports

Gave out crowns from olive trees to winners

Gives out medals to winners

Direct democracy

Representative democracy

Ancient Greece

United States

Only men who were citizens and 18 could

vote

All citizens over 18 can vote

Works with small groups

Works with big groups

All citizens made the laws

People voted for a representative to speak for

their area

Voted for their leaders

Voted for their leaders