BELL WORK1.Read page 290 in your textbook.

2. Answer the 3 questions under the “Practice” section for your Bell Work.

3. If you finish early, complete the “apply” activity at the bottom of the page.

I can describe the culture of modern and ancient Greece.

EUROPE:

Northern Europe (Dark Blue)

Southern Europe (Green)

Western Europe (Light Blue)

Eastern Europe (Pink)

GREECE

GREECECapital: AthensPopulation: 10.7 millionLanguage: Modern GreekCurrency: Euro

• Greece is East of Italy

• Greece is located at the tip of the Balkan Peninsula

• East of Greece is the Aegean sea

ISLANDS• Roughly one- fifth of the land mass in

Greece consists of widely scattered islands.

• In recent decades the islands have lost a lot of their population because of the decline of traditional agriculture and fishing.

• Today their major industry is tourism.• The biggest Island in Greece is Crete

POPULATION & LANGUAGES

• Languages:

-97.4% of the Greek population speak modern Greek

-2.6 % Minorities: (Turkish,Macedonian, Aromanians, Pomaks)

• Population/Urbanization

-60 % of people live in urban areas

Climate• The majority of Greece has a Mediterranean climate• Winters in the mountains are bitter, but summers are mild.• Summers on the coast are dry and hot, and the winters mild

and wet summer • Temperatures in Southern Greece can be very hot

• Dips are served with bread loaf or pita bread: • Taramosalata, is made with fish roe, potatoes and olive oil. • Greek salad is made with tomatoes ,cucumber, red onions,

feta cheese, kalamata olives, olive oil and lemon.• Mossaka is and oven baked layer dish cooked with

aubergines, ground meat and tomatoes similar to lasagne • Kleftiko is lamb slowly baked on the bone with garlic and

lemon juice and herbs

Greek Religion:State religion: Greek Orthodox Church

Religion by percentage:- around 97% orthodox catholic- 0.2 % atheists- 1.7 % no confession

ANCIENT GREECE1.Read pages 291-293 in your textbook

independently.

2.When finished, work with your partner to create a graphic organizer showcasing what you learned about Ancient Greece.

HOW? 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 will be partners

Greece