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Greece. Architecture . The Greeks developed three architectural systems, called orders E ach with their own distinctive proportions and detailing. The Greek orders are: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Climate. Greece has a Mediterranean climate Hot and Dry summers Cold and wet winters - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Greece
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Architecture
• The Greeks developed three architectural systems, called orders
• Each with their own distinctive proportions and detailing.
• The Greek orders are: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
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Climate• Greece has a Mediterranean climate
• Hot and Dry summers • Cold and wet winters
• Etesians are local winds in Greece that blow from may-October
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Agriculture• Agriculture in Greece is based on small-sized, family-owned
dispersed units
• Most farms are small because there are no major valleys in Greece
• Greek agriculture employs 528,000 farmers, 12% of the total labor force
• It only produces 3.6% of the national GDP
• Greece produces a wide variety of crops and livestock products
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Agriculture (continued) • Wheat is Greece's main crop
• Other major crops include Corn, Grapes, & Olives
• Cotton, figs, olives, oranges, peaches, potatoes, sugar beets, tobacco and tomatoes are also grown
• Greece is one of the world's leading producers of olive oil and raisins
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The Greek Orders• Doric: Doric columns stood directly on the flat pavement of a
temple without a base
• their vertical shafts were fluted with 20 parallel concave grooves
• they were topped by a smooth capital that flared from the column to meet a square abacus at the intersection with the horizontal beam
• The Parthenon has the Doric design columns.
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The Greek Orders• The Ionic Order is characterized by the use of volutes(spiral,
scroll-like ornament)• The Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the
shaft of the column from the base
• The cap is usually enriched with egg-and-dart
• Egg-&-Dart ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, consisting of an egg-shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart
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The Greek Orders• Corinthian is stated to be the most ornate of the
orders
• Characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals
• Decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls
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Greek Culture Greek history spans centuries. It is usually
divided into two stages, (The history of ancient Greece and The history of modern Greece)
Ancient Greek Culture: Achievements in art, literature, science and philosophy mark the history of ancient Greece.
Modern Greek Culture: Roughly half of the Greek population live in urban areas.
The people of Greece share a common language and a common religion. Most belong to the Greek Orthodox Church.
Greece is a relatively poor country.
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Greek History• The history of Greece can be traced back to Stone Age hunters
• This was followed by a period of wars and invasions, known as the Dark Ages
• In the period from 500-336 BC Greece was divided into small city states
• There were only a few historians in the time of Ancient Greece
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Greek “Time Periods”1. NEOLITHIC PERIOD (6000 - 2900 BC)
2. EARLY BRONZE AGE (2900 - 2000BC)
3. Minoan Age(2000 - 1400 BC )
4. Mycenaean Age (600 - 1100 BC)
5. The Dark Ages (1100 - 750 BC)
6. Archaic Period (750 - 500 BC)
7. Classical Period (500-336 BC)
8. Hellenistic Period (336-146 BC)
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Government • Greece operates under a Parliamentary republic:• A Parliamentary type of republic operates under a
parliamentary system of government • Its legitimacy is derived from the executive branch of
the government• Which then is accountable to the legislature
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History of Greek Cuisine
• Early records show that the Greeks cooked food, while the rest of the world ate raw foods
• Early Greek foods include: Roast Lamb with capers, wild rice with saffron, & honey cakes
• As Greek civilization spread through the Mediterranean, As did the cuisine
• They taught the Romans how to cook
• A Greek man named Hesiod wrote one of the first cookbooks
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Greek Staple Foods• Greek cooks makes liberal use of lemon juice,
tomatoes, eggplant, & green peppers
• Avgolemono, is a mix of lemon juice and egg yolk, is one of the most popular Greek sauces
• They stuff tomatoes and peppers with meat and other veggies
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Popular Ingredients• Lamb : Greeks use the meat of the lamb for soups, stews, filling veggies, or roast
it whole over fire
• Honey : Greek Honey is world famous
• It’s a basic sweetener in most recipes
• Olives : Olives grow in abundance in Greece
• The flavor of olive oil dominates Greek Cuisine
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Recreation• The people of Greece have pretty similar recreational
activities with us• Spending time at a café•Playing sports• Spending time outdoors: Hiking, camping.• In the summer months, water sports are very popular
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Geography• Mainland Greece is a mountainous land
• Almost completely surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea
• Greece has more than 1400 islands
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Greek Main Dishes
A spicy Greek dish made with lamb
and feta cheese in a phyllo pastry
Kreatopita Argostoli
A yummy and low-fat Greek salad recipe
Good for You Greek Salad
Here is a great recipe for moussaka, a Greek dish. It includes sliced eggplant baked in a ground beef sauce and then smothered in a thin white sauce
Moussaka
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Greek Holidays• According to Greek Law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday
• In addition, there are four obligatory, official public holidays: March 25, Easter Monday, August 15 and December 25
• March 25th has two reasons for the Holiday ; Annunciation & Independence
Day
• Annunciation is when the Incarnation of Logos was announced to the Virgin Mary
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Traditional Meals• Tiropites - Phyllo Cheese Triangles
• Horta Vrasta - Boiled Leafy Greens
• Chicken Soup Avgolemono