GREECE

CAPITAL

• The capital of Greece is Athens
• Athens has a population of over 4 million
• It's the 3rd largest city in Europe
• Largest city in Greece
• one of the oldest cities in the world

MAIN CITIES

• Thessaloniki is one of the main cities
• it is the second largest city in Greece
• it is famous for its beautiful beaches

GREECE HISTORY

• They call themselves Hellenes
• An ancient building in Athen, Greece is the Parthanon
• It was a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
• There is also the first olive tree
• The first olive tree was thought to be a gift from the Greek Goddess Athena

MAJOR EVENT
A major event in Greece is the start of the Olympics. They began in 776BC in Greece and are still happening around the world.

LOCAL FOOD DISHES
Tiropita- Tiropita or tyropita is a Greek layered pastry made with layers of buttered phyllo and filled with a cheese-egg mixture

LOCAL FOOD DISHES
Pastitsio- is a Greek and Mediterranean baked pasta dish including ground beef

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

• Grandmasters palace- (Kastello)
• is built at the highest point of a Medival city
• Samaria Gorge- a very large canyon in Greece
• Santorini- a volcanic island that is famous for its stunning sunsets

Language influence
-Greek and it has influenced us because we have greek roots in our language

DIFFERENCES

• We speak english they speak Greek
• 98% of Greeks are christian orthodox
• U.S. has over 300 million more people
• When children in Greece lose their teeth, they throw it on the roof, rather than under their pillow like the U.S.

MAJOR EXPORT

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