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Comenius Project: “Can we make a difference? Promoting environmental

awareness”

Eleoussa, November 2012

Our neigbours are Albania, FOur neigbours are Albania, FYRoMYRoM, Bulgaria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Turkey

The Greek flag contains nine parallel,

horizontal stripes.

In a blue square on the top there is a

white cross.

The nine stripes symbolize the nine

letters of the word “ελευθερία”

(elefthería=freedom).

Beside this, the stripes are nine as the

syllables in the phrase “Freedom or

Death” in Greek.

The cross symbolizes the religion of

Greece, Christianity.

Population:

10,000,000 people

Area: 131,676

sq. kilometres

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

Athens is one of the world΄s oldest

cities with its history spanning

around 3.400 years. The heritage of the classical era

(5th through 4th centuries BC) is still

evident in the city, represented by

ancient monuments and works of

art, the most famous of all being

the Parthenon (picture in the first

row), considered a key landmark

of early Western civilization

The Greek language is an

independent branch of the Indo-

european group of languages.

It has been spoken and written

without interruption for more than

2.800 years. Homer wrote his

epic poetry in Greek as early as

800 BC.

It features the Greek alphabet,

which was the base for the Latin

and other alphabets.

κόσμος-kósmos ηλεκτρόνιο-ilectrónio

λόγος-lógos γαλαξίας-galaxías

δημοκρατία-dhimokratía γεωγραφία-geographía

ιστορία-istoría μικρόφωνο-mikróphono

κέντρο-kéntro νανόμετρο-nanómetro

τέχνη-téchni θέατρο-théatro

μορφή-morphí τραγικός-tragikós

Olympos

is the

highest

mountain

in

Greece.

Its height

is

2918 m

Many of the traditional foods from Greece follow a Mediterranean-style diet.

This dietary pattern

includes high amounts

of fruits, vegetables

and breads. It also includes foods

with high amounts of

mono-unsaturated

fats, such as olive oil

and nuts.

Many Greeks go to

traditional festivals

during the summer to

dance and have fun.

A typical greek dance is

the famous syrtaki.

Greek culture

S p o r t sSports in Greece

Across2. A typical Greek dance is the famous...........

5. The official language in Greece is .........

6. ........wrote his epic poetry in Greek as early as 800 BC

7. The longest river in Greece is ............

9. The population of Greece is approximately ..... million people

10. The colours of the Greek flag are blue and........

Down1. Many traditional Greek food follow the style of ..............Diet

3. The capital city of Greece is..........

4. The highest mountain in Greece is.........

8. The neighbours of Greece are FYROM, Turkey, Bulgaria and.........

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