Greece+by+Izzie

Did You Ever Think About The Staple Crops In Greece?  There are three major crops in Greece but olives and wheat are the most used. Wheat normally grows in the drier areas of Greece and takes about 120 days to grow. The wheat plant is golden brown and has a long stem-like part and at the top there are seeds. Most of the wheat in Greece is made in to bread and other flour related foods. Olives on the other hand are mostly grown on the island of Crete which is also somewhat dry. Olives are sometimes made in to a generally common dish, salad. The olive tree is not very tall with small thin leaves and a silverish bark. Lots of things are grown and eaten in Greece but wheat and olives are the most common.

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The Population of Greece is: 10,722,861 thats about the size of Ohio The Land Area of Greece is: 130,800 Sq miles, thats about the size of North Korea In Greece they speak mostly: Greek The family's in Greece are:  Quite large  The major ethnic groups are: Greek and Greek Orthadox  The Greek Government: Greece is divided up in to small areas called city-states, City-states are much like states. They each have there own temple of one of the Greek Gods or Goddesses. Each person in there City-state belives there city-state is best. Also each City-state had its own Government. (Though Greece does have a president) First the city-state would be ruled by a few welthy men. Athens is the largest City-state in Greece. In Greece only men who were born in Greece were aloud to vote. [|*Find out more about city-states and the Greek Government here]  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Greece's FUN and INTERESTING facts! <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 110%;"> Traditionally in Greece people do not celebrate there birthdays, they celebrate there NAME days! The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses! But no one in Greece has memorized all 158 of them. Greece is washed on three sides, Meaning it faces the sea three different ways. Greece has over 3000 islands but only a few hundered are inhabited. In ancient Greece if you tossed a woman an apple it was considered a MARRIAGE proposal! The official name for Greece is: The Hellenic Republic.

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