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- 1. Greece
- 2. History The mountainous landscape there favored small, independent city-states Each Greek city-state, or polis, was made up of a city and the land around it The government of the city-state of Athens was the first known democracy Greek philosophers, artists, architects, and writers made important contributions to Western civilization
- 3. The Byzantine Empire About A.D. 400 the Roman Empire was divided into two parts The western half was ruled from Rome. It soon fell to Germanic peoples the Romans called barbarians The eastern half of the Roman Empire was known as the Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire carried on the traditions of the Roman Empire for another 1,000 years
- 4. Government In World War II Greece was occupied by Germany They adopted a new constitution that created a government with a president and a prime minister
- 5. Culture Turkish influences on Greek art, food, and music can still be seen
- 6. Religion Some 98 percent of Greeks are Eastern Orthodox Christians, commonly known as Greek Orthodox Easter is a major holiday and cause for much celebration Because the Greek Orthodox Church has its own calendar, Christmas and Easter are usually celebrated one to two weeks later than in the West
- 7. The Arts The ancient Greeks produced beautiful buildings, sculpture, poetry, plays, pottery, and gold jewelry. They also made mosaics (moh-ZAY-iks)—pictures created from tiny pieces of colored stone—that were copied throughout Europe
- 8. Greece Today More people work in agriculture than in any other industry armers raise cotton, tobacco, vegetables, wheat, lemons, olives, and raisins About 20 percent of the Greek labor force works in agriculture About 40 percent of Greeks live in rural areas Athens, in central Greece, is the capital and by far the largest city There is a lot of air pollution in this area