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Greece. Greek History. 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 . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Greek History
Greece
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.● 336-326 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 1975.● 750-500 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 FoodBy: 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 ReligionBy: 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 DominicSome animals in Greece are sharks ,snakes ,kangaroos, lizards,owls turtles,big cats, and toucans!!!!