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Do you want to know more about Greece? Are you a lover of travel, geography teacher, homeschooling or involved parent, student, or life-long learner? In an effort to make world geography more meaningful and memorable, I’ve compiled all you will need to locate Greece on a map, cook a Greek meal, watch YouTube clips on Greece, color the flag, create a Greek craft, read a great book about Greece, and more! This is part of a series of lessons I did with my family while studying various countries from around the world. You can see them all at Around the World in 26 Letters<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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Where is Greece?<\/h2>\n

Locate Greece on this map of Europe.<\/a> Use this map of Greece<\/a> to label the capitol, Athens. Mark other relevant features (rivers, mountains, famous locations, etc.) if desired. If you’d like to spend a bit more time researching the country, you can add the language, currency, type of government, religion, and\/or famous landmarks. Write them on the back of the map. You can easily find all this information at http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fun Facts About Greece<\/h2>\n

The popular yo-yo toy, one of the oldest known toys in the world, originated in the days of ancient Greece, around 3,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

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There are about 3000 islands in Greece. However, only a few hundred of them are inhabited.<\/p>\n

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Traditionally, Greeks have been known to celebrate their name days, rather than their birth dates.<\/p>\n

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Ancient Greek civilization comprised of Southern Italy, the coastal areas of Turkey and the Black Sea, along with some colonies in North Africa, Southern France and Spain. Modern Greece is just a part of it.<\/p>\n

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There are as many as 63 different folk dances in Greece.<\/p>\n

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80 percent of the landscape of Greece is comprised of mountains.<\/p>\n

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Greece’s Flag<\/h2>\n

Print and color the flag of Greece<\/a> and learn the history and meaning of it from Flag_of_Greece<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cook a Greek meal<\/h2>\n

Prepare and serve Greek Chicken and Potatoes, a Greek salad, Bourekakia, and white grape juice (for the children) and\/or white wine (for the adults). Be sure to include some Greek music and occasionally say “Opa!” whenever you get excited about something.<\/p>\n

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Prep time:<\/strong> 10 min Cook time:<\/strong> 35 min Ready in:<\/strong> 45 min Yields:<\/strong> 4-6<\/p>\n

Greek Chicken and Potatoes<\/h2>\n