Greece
Hellenic Republic
Elliniki Dhimokratia
CAPITAL: Athens (Athínai)
FLAG: The national flag consists of nine equal horizontal stripes of royal blue alternating with white and a white cross ...
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Greece
Situated at the crossroads between the West and the East, Greece has been subjected to multiple and contradictory political, economic, and cultural influences since it became an independent sta...
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Around 1200 B.C. Greek speaking invaders flooded southern Greece and overcame Mycenae. Many of the inhabitants fled to the west coast of Asia Minor (Ionia). The invasions halted c. 1000 B.C. and over ...
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Introduce students to the varied culture and rich history of Greece with activities that address literature, drama, language, math, athletic competitions, art, architecture, traditions, and legends...
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Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the hist...
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Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the histo...
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An exciting, hands-on collection of ideas and activities designed to introduce your students to the fascinating world of ancient Greece. Learn about the citizens, politics, daily life, food, entert...
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The Greek culture is rich in arts, philosophy, and government. Various civilizations contributed to the Greek culture. The Greeks saw the rise of city-states, as well as the first democratic form o...
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The Greek culture is rich in arts, philosophy, and government. Various civilizations contributed to the Greek culture. The Greeks saw the rise of city-states, as well as the first democratic form o...
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Area: 131,957 sq km (50,949 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 11,130,000Capital:
Athens
Chief of state:
President
Karolos
Papoulias
Head of government:
Prime Minister
Konstantinos
Karamanlis
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Russia, Greece and Bulgaria signed a deal Thursday to build a 175-mile pipeline to transport Russian oil to a port in northern Greece.The pipeline from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Burgas will tran...
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Power blackouts hit 13 locations in Athens and 95 fires were reported across Greece on Wednesday amid a heat wave that has killed dozens of people in southeast Europe over the past week.Two more de...
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The last major fire in southern Greece has been brought under control after flaring up again over the weekend, fire officials said Sunday.Officials also said two other big fires were completely ext...
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A stolen collection of about 100 artifacts dating back more than 7,000 years — including what appear to be very early human portraits — were displayed in Greece Tuesday, for the first t...
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A group of female protesters locked in a land dispute with the Greek Orthodox Church defied a 1,000-year-old ban and entered the all-male Mount Athos monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, a police...
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Thousands of trees will be planted at the fire-ravaged birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games to restore the area ahead of the Beijing 2008 flame-lighting ceremony in March, officials said Tuesday...
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Wildfires swept through Greece Thursday, killing two people and destroying homes after days of record high temperatures that led to at least nine heatstroke deaths and extensive power cuts.Two men ...
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Greek authorities will launch an ambitious effort next month to replant the blackened wasteland left behind by the summer's deadly wildfires around the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.Culture Mi...
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