Germany has a population of over 80 million people. Some key aspects of German culture include bread-based meals, famous artists like Die Brucke and Blau Reiter, and composers such as Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Germany holds large festivals annually, especially Oktoberfest which attracts over 5 million people. Traditional crafts include cuckoo clocks, paper cutting art (Scherenschnitte), and decorative nutcrackers. Beer is also an important part of German cuisine and culture.

1. Germany
Bri Adamski

2. History
• “Germany” is derived from the
Latin word “Germania.”
• The current German state was
founded in 1949 in the wake of
Germany’s defeat in WWII.
• Germany’s current population is
8 million.

3. Geography

4. food
• Bread is the main food at both
breakfast and dinner.
• Dinner generally consists of
bread, sausages or cold
cuts, cheese, and vegetable
garnish.
• Lunch around noon is the
usual warm meal of the day.
• Beer is important in German
cuisine and is served with
many meals.

5. Famous artists
• Die Brucke
• Blau Reiter
The Large Blue Horses by Franz
Marc
Masks by Emil Nolde

6. Famous Composers
• Bach
• Beethoven
• Brahms
• Mozart
• Pachelbel

7. Interesting Facts
• Germany is the 2nd largest consumer of beer in the
world after Ireland.
• About ¼ of all Americans claim at least partial
German ancestry.
• Germany can be credited with the invention of the
following: insulin, pocket watch, light
bulb, motorcycle, and LCD screens
• Germany is one of the last countries to still allow
smoking in the work place.

8. Oktoberfest
• 16-day festival held in
Munich.
• Largest fair in the world with
more than 5 million people
attending each year.
• Began when King Ludwig
married Princess Theresa in
1810. They invited all the
citizens of Munich to join the
celebration outside the city
gates.
• 1,850,000 gallons of beer
are consumed.

9. Cuckoo Clocks

10. Scherenschnitte

11. Frakturs

12. Beer Steins

13. Nutcrackers

14. Works Cited
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germans#Artists
• http://www.eupedia.com/germany/trivia.shtml
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_clock#History
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scherenschnitte
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest

15. Images
• http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=t1Z&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-
US:official&biw=1920&bih=882&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=p8zPzFFBGmAiIM:&imgrefurl=http://fr13.deviantart.com/a
rt/GERMAN-FLAG-169203443&docid=6hb-
LZuxlJIaGM&imgurl=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/178/4/9/GERMAN_FLAG_by_Fr13.jpg&w=900&h=540&ei=tZd7
T8quBpOXtweouaCWCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=350&vpy=434&dur=1388&hovh=174&hovw=290&tx=182&ty=108&sig=
114803129081700577773&page=1&tbnh=105&tbnw=175&start=0&ndsp=51&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0
• http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Alu&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-
US:official&biw=1920&bih=882&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=W3g7PdJPtQ8GBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.lonelyplanet.c
om/maps/europe/germany/&docid=ZdSTFLhtGwpUpM&imgurl=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/germany/map_
of_germany.jpg&w=466&h=350&ei=q5h7T4CxA5GItweZ9sSpCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=230&sig=114803129081700577
773&page=1&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&start=0&ndsp=68&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=19&ty=61
• http://www.wired-
destinations.com/images/guides/germany/New%20Pics/Cologne_Cathedral_And_Hohenzollern_Bridge,_Cologne,_Germ
any.jpg
• http://thehungariangirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/basketofbread.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg/220px-
Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Beethoven.jpg/220px-Beethoven.jpg
• http://people.eku.edu/nelsonl/assets/images/mus555/mozart.jpg

16. More images
• http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_letkziW9FD1qfqe4io1_500.jpg
• http://www.booze-log.com/boozeimg/festival/1/beerfestival01.jpg
• http://www.best-german-gifts.com/images/cuckooclocks.jpg
• http://www.cuckooclockblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cuckoo-clocks-175x300.jpg
• http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6ROYWSC-
2s/Sisl8AaGmyI/AAAAAAAAER4/t1r7Zjh285I/s400/Woodland+Scherenschnitte.jpg
• http://laughinghyena.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/2fr.jpeg
• http://privatelibrary.typepad.com/.a/6a01156f7ea6f7970b014e5f645d14970c-800wi
• http://beersteinsandmugs.blog.com/files/2011/08/medeival.jpg
• http://www.iniwa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lens7822561_1256991002Christmas-
nutcracker-ornaments.jpg