1. GREECE

2. Bordering countries are Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey Bordering bodies of water are Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Sea of Crete

3. Capital is Athens

4. Mountains cover most of Greece, land is rocky with little fertile soil, summers are hot and dry

5. Winter – ¾ of rain falls, mild and wet Summer – hot, dry, very sunny

6. Greece is a seafaring country because you are never far from the sea, 1/5 of Greece is islands, land is not very good for farming

7. A city-state is the city/town and the surrounding villages and farmland

8. Greek city-states were independent, small in size, quarreled among themselves

9. The Ancient Greeks were: patriotic shared a common language, religion, and culture prized their freedom and way of life creative thinkers

10. Greece became independent in 1829

11. What happened in Olympia, Greece in 776 BCE? What is Greece’s capital city called? How many letters make up the Greek alphabet? What is Greece’s national cheese? What is the currency used in Greece? How many Greeks work in agriculture? What two major geographic features shape Greece? How many islands are apart of Greece? What religion do ninety-eight percent of Greeks belong to? What is a major holiday in Greece? First Olympics Athens 24 feta Euro One in five Mountains and Seas 2000 Greek Orthodox Church ~ Christian Easter