GREECE Flashcards
Greece is officially named_
HELLENIC REPUBLIC
NORTH OF GREECE
ALBANIA
EAST OF GREECE
TURKEY
SOUTHEAST OF GREECE
AEGEAN SEA
SOUTH OF GREECE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
WEST
Ionian SEA
ISLANDS IN GREECE
1,400
ISLANDS INHABITED
169
LARGEST ISLANDS IN GREECE
CRETE, EVIA
METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL
1,500
SOUTHERN HILLS
COVERED WITH SHRUBS
CLIMATE OF GREECE IS REGULATED BY_
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
CAPITAL CITY_
ATHENS
LANGUAGE:
GREEK
OLDEST LANGUAGE IN EUROPE
GREEK
98% OF THE GREEK PEOPLE ARE
GREEK ORTHODOX
BUT THE REST ARE
ROMAN CATHOLIC, JEWISH, MUSLIM FAITHS
OCCUR ON JAN 8
GYNAIKRATIA
ROLES OF THE PPL ARE REVERSED
GYNAIKRATIA
WOMEN SPEND THE DAY DRINKING COFFEE IN CAFES
GYNAIKRATIA
LASTS FOR THREE WEEKS IN FEB AND MARCH
GREEK CARNIVAL SEASONS
PEOPLE DRESS UP IN FANCY COSTUMES AND THERE ARE FEAST, PARADES, DANCES
GREEK CARNIVAL
MOST SIGNIFICANT FESTIVAL IN GREEK YEAR
EASTER
CANDLELIT PROCESSIONS THROUGH THE STREETS
EASTER