https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2 en-us 2021-11-19 14:20:00 UTC 2026-02-24 12:25:33 UTC hello@padlet.com connorporry https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902205170 About 85% of Macedonia's territory is covered in mountains. They have the second most mountains in the world, behind Montenegro. And 34 of their mountains topple over 2,000 meters tall. Macedonia is also home to the oldest lake in the world. Its called the Ohrid Lake and its also one of the deepest in the world. The country is over 7,000 years old, and they speak their own language!]]> 2021-11-19 14:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902205170 connorporry https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902235000 Crete is a huge island! It is the largest island in Greece, and stretches for 160 miles, its the fifth largest in the Mediterranean. There is no such thing as a harmful animal in Crete, "in an attempt to please the god Zeus, Hercules drove all harmful animals away from Crete" _{-thetinybook.com.} And olive trees have thrived on this island for hundreds of years. Two of the oldest are still up today!]]> 2021-11-19 14:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902235000 connorporry https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902259621 Athens is the capital of Greece. Its the oldest capital in Europe, aging back to 3,400 years ago. Athens has its own form of the Olympic Games called the Panathenaic Games, since 566 B.C. Athens was also the first ever democracy ever known of!]]> 2021-11-19 14:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902259621 connorporry https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902278002 Delphi, Greece is believed to be the center of the Earth. This is assumed, because Zeus released two eagles in the air and one went west and the other went to the east. Delphi had its own game every eight years. The main event took place at the Pythian games, it was a musical competition. Delphi also had a theatre built on a mountain, it could hold about 5,000 people.]]> 2021-11-19 15:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902278002 connorporry https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902295929 Knossos is recognized as one of, if not the oldest city's in Europe. Knossos is also home to the Palace of Knossos which is famous for its connection to Greek mythology. Knossos was found by Sir Arthur Evans. And it is 3.861 mi long.]]> 2021-11-19 15:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902295929 connorporry https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902309479 Mykines were the first people to speak the Greek language. Mykines gives the city's culture. This city also lead exhibition against Troy in the Trojan War. 12 gods and goddesses lived here.]]> 2021-11-19 15:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/connorporry/7ap3p9nuhn56hvl2/wish/1902309479