1. By: Jasmyn Dominguez

2. HISTORY Very small country Known for olives and olive oil Southeast of Europe Birthplace of democracy

3. Quick Facts Founding member of the United Nations Famous cities are Athens, Patras, and Rhodes Known for its democracy Amazing tourist attractions Population-eleven million

4. Government Government was important to ancient Greece Government-Monarchy,Oligarchy, and Democracy Monarchy-ruled by a king in Corinth Oligarchy-ruled by a small group of people in Sparta Democracy-ruled by the citizens in Athens Only government today is democracy

5. Geography Weather-hot,dry Winter mean-56 Rainfall high 80% mountains Landmarks-Athens

6. Economy Mainly own olives Famous for olive oil Olives are a small plant for a small place Manufacturing shrank for 13 years Currency-Euro

7. The People They speak Greek Same modern day clothes Ancient Greece people wore mainly dresses Some holidays and festivals-St.Basil and Epiphany

8. Traditions Popular foods in Greece-Souvlaki, pasta, lamb, and kalofages Custom- In Greece, individuals must engage themselves before marrying one another Greece has made some foods very popular in the U.S.

9. Summary Known for olives and olive oil There the birthplace of democracy Language-Greek Landmarks-Athens

10. Animals The dolphin is the national symbol Many squids and octopuses in the oceans There are animals there we don’t have

11. Where is Greece Can you find the capital Athens?

12. Pictures to Remember

13. Reference http://greek.culturextourism.com http://wikipideia.org http://www.kidzGreece.com http://adventuresbydisney.com http://tourist+destination.com http://travelguides.com http://oocities.org http://tumbl.com http://learntci.com