The Peninsula of Greece and its many Islands
Peninsula of Peninsulas: Iberian, (Portugal & Spain) Italian (Italy + Islands) Balkan (Greece and its islands) So. Europe is rugged terrain All lands borders the Mediterranean Seas Flat plains (agriculture)
Romans and the Turks fight over Greece ‘s territory. Eventually Turks win, which are Muslim but allow the Greeks to keep their religion which was the Orthodox Church which is a Christian religion. Develop theater, Philosophy (thinkers) and Democracy.. believed in learning all they could in math, history, literature.
Church ( Christian) Foods: lamb, cheese, olives, vegetables (native) Yogurt, honey from cultural borrowing Lang: Greek FAMILY is most important Church: Orthodox
Had a big loan from International Money fund and European Union in 2012 1 st Industry: Shipping one of the largest ship fleets in the world for exports. 2) Tourism and this provides most of the country’s income.
3/5 people live in cities Capital---Athens, Greece 1/3 people live in or around Athens Democracy is practiced here. Democracy means… the people rule and choose decisions that are good for the public.
1. Describe the Meditterean Climate 2. What are flat plains used for in Greece? 3. Tell me about the Orthodox Church 4. What is tourism? What does Terrain mean?