https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6 Notes on Ancient Greece and Greece today. en-us 2017-03-07 14:41:08 UTC 2025-11-02 04:14:15 UTC hello@padlet.com dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158349927 In the 300s BC, Ancient Greece was taken over by Alexander the Great.]]> 2017-03-07 14:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158349927 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158350602 Ancient Greece was later ruled by he Byzantines, Romans, and the Ottoman Turks.]]> 2017-03-07 14:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158350602 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158351305 Many Greeks didn't want to live under the Turkish rule and rebelled in the 1800s, driving them out. Greece then became a monarchy.]]> 2017-03-07 14:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158351305 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158352576 Greece was instable for a good portion of the 1900s, living under a military dictatorship from 1967 to 1974. Greece became democratic once again.]]> 2017-03-07 14:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158352576 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158353719 Considered the birthplace of Western culture.]]> 2017-03-07 14:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158353719 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158354927 They created statues and paintings, along with new forms of history and drama.]]> 2017-03-07 14:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158354927 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158355680 They advanced geometry.]]> 2017-03-07 14:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158355680 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158355961 They created the first ever democracy, and created a system that is the basis of modern society.]]> 2017-03-07 14:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158355961 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158356541 They speak the same language as their ancestors.]]> 2017-03-07 14:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158356541 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158637661 No longer follow their ancient religion. Most people in Greece are members of the Orthodox Church, a branch of Christianity.]]> 2017-03-08 13:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158637661 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638109 Their customs rely on food native to Greece.]]> 2017-03-08 13:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638109 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638234 Their food has been influenced by people who ruled them. The family has been central to Greek culture.]]> 2017-03-08 13:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638234 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638658 Three fifths of the people in Greece live in cities.]]> 2017-03-08 13:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638658 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638913 Athens is Greece's capital and largest city (Some air pollution).]]> 2017-03-08 13:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158638913 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158639086 People live in isolated mountain villages where they grow crops and raise sheep and goats.]]> 2017-03-08 13:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158639086 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158639516 Their economy is growing but isn't as developed as other European Nations.]]> 2017-03-08 13:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158639516 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158639801 Few mineral resources and not much of the land is good for farming.]]> 2017-03-08 13:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158639801 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158640000 Leading country in shipping industry.]]> 2017-03-08 13:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158640000 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158640133 Another industry in Greece is tourism.]]> 2017-03-08 13:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158640133 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158640928 They created great architecture.]]> 2017-03-08 13:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158640928 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158642643 Holidays are popular times for celebration.]]> 2017-03-08 13:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158642643 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158642871 Their customs reflect their country's history and physical geography.]]> 2017-03-08 13:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158642871 dorothybowen https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158643859 Greece was a monarchy before living under a military dictatorship.]]> 2017-03-08 13:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dorothybowen/6j95uiddppq6/wish/158643859