This is greece f

1. ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
HELLAS
GREECE

2. OFFICIAL NAME: Hellenic Republic
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary republic
CAPITAL: Athens
POPULATION: 10,761,523
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Greek
RELIGION: Orthodox Christianity
AREA: 50,942 square miles (131,940 square kilometers)

3. Location: In Southeast Europe, on the southern
part of the Balkan Peninsula
Situated on the
Mediterranean
Sea with a long
coastline and
more than 2000
islands, 227 of
which are
inhabited.

4. The climate is Mediterranean
with cold wet winters,
warm blossomed springs,
hot dry summers and chilly
autumns.

5. The national symbol
The Greek flag consists of
a white cross and
nine horizontal stripes
of blue and white
which represent
the blue sea and
the white waves.

6. The Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet has
twenty four letters.
It is used by
the Greek language, an
independent branch of the
Indo-European family of
languages.

7. Religion:
Orthodox Christianity is an important aspect of Greek culture
with churches, monasteries and chapels all over the country.

9. The Parthenon
The Caryatides
Sounio
TheTemple of Poseidon
Delos
Knossos Palace
Vergina treasures

10. Sivota
Thermal baths of Pozar Lake Plastera
Meteora
The Waterfalls of Edessa
The Melissani Cave in Kefalonia

12. where the
twelve Gods
of the Greek
mythology
lived.

13. Greece is the birthplace of

14. Pericles installed
democracy in Athens
of ancient Greece.
democracy,

15. the Olympic Games,
Ancient Olympia The Touch of the Olympic flame
Olympic scenes on Greek PotteryThe stadium in ancient Olympia

16. drama,
Aeschylus Sophocles Aristophanes
Tragedy and Comedy
Euripides
The four playwrights of

17. science,
The Antikythera mechanism, an
analogue computer for aspects of
physical phenomena
Parmenion’s
portable solar
watch

19. sculpture and architecture

20. THE ANCIENT THEATER
OF EPIDAVROS
well known for the excellent
acoustics
THE HΕRODION STONE
THEATER
on the southwestern slope of the
Acropolis
ANCIENT THEATERS OF GREAT ARCHITECTURAL
INTEREST

21. Greece is the place of

22. SOCRATES PLATON GREAT
ALEXANDER
ARISTOTLE PYTHAGORAS HIPPOCRATES
DEMOCRITUS HERAKLITOS ANAXIMANDROS PERICLES HERODOTUS ARISTARCHOS
THOUCYDIDES ERATOSTHENIS EPIKOURUS LEONIDAS LYKOURGUS THALES
great ancient Greek people,

23. famous people of the past
DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS
(El Greco)

24. DOCTOR PAPANIKOLAOU
PAP test
MELINA MERCOURI
Actress - Politician
Claimed the Marbles of Parthenon from the British museum
and of the recent years,
ELIAS KAZAN
Director

25. GEORGIOS SEFERIS
Nobel prize in literature
KONSTANTINOS KAVAFIS (Ithaki)
ODYSSEAS ELYTIS
Nobel prize in literature
poets,

26. MARIA CALLAS
soprano singer
YANNI
composer
MIKISTHEODORAKIS
composer
NANA MOUSKOURI
singer
composers and singers,
MANOS HADJIDAKIS composer
KAVAKOSLEONIDAS
violinist

27. YIANNIS ANTETOKOUMBO
STEFANOS TSITSIPAS
LEFTERIS PETROUNIAS ANNA KORAKAKI
STEFANIDI KATERINA
… and athletes as well.
PYRROS DIMAS
NIKOS GALIS

28. • Well educated
• Hard working
• Proud and loud
• Outgoing
• Hospitable
• Passionate
• Generous, Brave, Courageous
They love their country, family and good company.
THE GREEK PEOPLE
ARE

29. THE GREEKS ALSO LOVE...

30. …SPORTS,
Hiking on Mount
Olympus
Rafting in the river Arahthos in Epirus Climbing on Karpathos island
Windsurfing in Rhodes island
Parasailing in
Crete
Scuba diving in the Aegean
Sea

31. based on the
Mediterranean
diet, cooked with
olive oil
THE GREEK FOOD...

32. and
products
from the
countrysi
de

33. of the best quality and taste due to
the climate.

34. Although the Greeks have had the problem of
financial crisis and
o companies have closed,
o people have lost their jobs,
o income has decreased,
o well educated young people are
leaving Greece to find jobs in
other countries (brain drain),
the Greeks do not lose
their courage and…

35. …they enjoy
Festivals, Festivities, National and Religious Celebrations and Feasts
throughout the year!
Carnival in Patras
Athens Colour Festival Summer celebration
Students parade
Kite flying
Country festivity

36. August full moon festival
Hellenic festival in ancient theater of
Epidavros and Herodion
Navy week
in Volos

37. Easter Christmas Epiphany

39. The White Tower
The Umbrellas
The Aristotelous Square The statue of Alexander the Great The Galerius Arch (Kamara)
The walls

40. The Film Festival in ThessalonikiThe International Fair of Thessaloniki
Dimitria Festival in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Piano Festival

41. Thank you for watching!
Σας ευχαριστoύμε / sas efharistoume /=We thank you

43. Brainstorming and working on maps

44. • Looking for information and pictures
• Getting them together
• Developing the presentation

45. The students
The 5th Graders (E1)
Margarita
Eliza
Fotini
Maria
Aggelos
Stavros
Nikiti
Sophia
Ermis
Maria
Dimitris
Kyriakos
Konstantinos
Yiorgos
Yiorgos
Yiannis
Dimitris
Ifigenia
Stella
Artemis
The teachers
Anthoula Papageorgiou ∙ English teacher
Nasia Anthomelidou ∙ Class teacher
Christina Gkogkou ∙ ICT teacher
Music: adapted part from MikisTheodorakis
“Οι Χαρταετοί” / i hartaeti / =The Kites