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Greek History By:Jeremy and Anthony ●In 1550 B.C the Mycenaeans are the first known Greek speakers in the world. ● In 1400 B.C. the Minoan civilization is wiped out by a huge volcanic explosion causing tidal waves and earthquakes. ●in 776 B.C the first ever Olympic Games were held in in Greece. ●In 546 B.C the Persian Empire conquers most of the land of Greece. ●In 480 B.C the Greek cities defeat the Persians at sea. ●In 430 B.C fighting city-states break out in a war that is known as the Peloponnesian War. Athens eventually loses another war to the heavily armed Spartans ●In 338 B.C king Phillip of Macedonia conquers Greece that has been weakened by the huge war. ●In 145 B.C the Persian army once again conquers the Greek empire. ●In 431B.C Athens eventually loses the war with the other cities. ●In 480 B.C the city of Athens becomes the head of a league known as the Delian league. ● B.C the son of King Phillip Alexander The Great conquers a lot of land and brings Greek traditoin to the lands that he conquers.

Greek People ●Nearly two thirds of the people live in large cities. ●Greece’s people are very welcoming to strangers. ●People in Greece usually wear black and white to respect the dead. ●98% of Greek people show up to Greek orthodox churches. ●Greek children don’t celebrate birthdays. ●About 11 million people live in Greece. ●Most people speak Greek. By: J.J and Caroline

Greek Geography ●It is located is in southern Europe. ●Greece is formed in an irregular shaped peninsula. ●The Greek Islands are divided into two groups: The Lonian Islands and the Aegean Islands. ●North Central Greece and Western Greece are surrounded by mountains. ●Mount Olympus is the tallest mountain in the country at 9,570 feet. ●The main chain of the Pindus Mountains extends from northwest Greece to the Peloponnese. By: Alex & Kay

Greek Government ●The prime minister is the most powerful. ●Greece abolished their monarchy in ● B.C Greeks started practicing democracy. ●In 1975, Greece establishes a president as head of the state. ●The Greek government gets $61 billion from the European Union. ●A new president is elected every 5 years. ●People must be older than 18 to become president. By:Addie and Matthew

Greek Language ●The official language of Greece is Greek. ●Every day kids have Greece class in school to learn their language better. BASICS: ●The way Greek people say hello or goodbye is yiassou (yah-sue). ●The way you say Mother is mitera (mah-teh-rah), and father is patera (pah-teh-rah ). ●In Greece cool is fovero (foh-vehr-roh). ●In Greece how are you is ti kanis (tee-kah-nees). ●In Greece thank you is efharisto (eff-hah-ree-stoh). ●The last basic Greece words are: You’re welcome and that is parakalo (pah-rah-kah-loh). ADVANCED ●In Greece “What is your name?” is “Po se lene” (po-seh-leh-neh). ●In Greece “My name is Chrys” is said as “Me lene chrys” (meh leh-neh hree-sah). ●The final Greece advanced words are: “Excuse me. Where can I get a slice of pizza?” is said as “Signomi, pou boro na pao na fao pizza?” ( sig-noh-mee-poo boh-roh nah pah-ohnah fah-oh) peet-zah). Yiassou! By:Evan and Zachary

Greek Food By: Addy M. and Daniel ●Greek kids can drink coffee. ●Popular foods in Greece are calamari and egg lemon soup. ●Dinners can last until midnight. ●Their major meal during the day is lunch. They usually eat it around 2 pm. ●Greeks generally eat breakfast. ●In Greece they have ice-cream like we have ice-cream here. ● Those are our facts about Greece.

Greek Religion By: George and Mia ●The major religion in Greece is Christian Orthodox. ●97% follow Christian Orthodox. ●The other religions are Muslim,Jewish,and Roman Catholic. ●The main religions are also Islam and Roman Catholic. ●Greece is considered the Orthodox Christan state. ●The Orthodox church is strongly connected to the Greek nation. ●From 1453 to 1821 the Orthodox religion was a very important element.

Greek Homes ●A lot of Greek people live in cities. ●They are modern homes. ●Many Greek homes have no yards. ●Most homes have balconies. ●A lot of homes have very colorful doors and windows. ●Homes are made of stone, brick, and clay. ●Greek homes are similar to American homes. ●Greek homes are very close to each other. ●Ancient Greek homes were built around a courtyard. By:Aidan and Lorelei

Greek Activities ● A really fun thing to do in greece is to climb the biggest tree in Pelion. ●You can travel to Acropolis. ●You can go snorkling in the beach in Kea, the Skala Eressos and the Kamares beach. ●You can go to a really good pool in Eressos, Lesvos. ●You can have very fun in the snow but it does not snow that much. ●Taking ferry boats to places is really fun in Greece. By: Brady and Emilio

Greek Holidays and Celebrations ●They celebrate Easter in Greece. ●Easter is a bigger holiday than Christmas in Greece. ●Easter is celebrated on Sunday in either the end of March or the beginning of April. ●Easter celebrations being after 40 days of fasting(a time when people do not eat or drink during the day). ●Children play a game with their eggs, each child holds an egg and tries to break another child’s egg. ●The child left with the unbroken egg is considered lucky. By: Dallas and Ursula

Animals in Greece By: Natalie and Dominic Some animals in Greece are sharks,snakes,kangaroos, lizards,owls turtles,big cats, and toucans!!!!