Greek History

1. Greece Greek History

2. 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 History By:Jeremy and Anthony

3. By: J.J and Caroline 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.

4. By: Alex & Kay 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.

5. By:Addie and Matthew 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.

6. By:Evan and Zachary 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!

7. Greek Food • 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. By: Addy M. and Daniel

8. 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 Religion By: George and Mia

9. By:Aidan and Lorelei 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.

10. By: Brady and Emilio 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.

11. By: Dallas and Ursula 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.

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