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Greece General 1

Why is Greece called «The Land of a Thousand Islands»? Greece borders Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey. The territory of Greece is divided into three parts: mainland Greece, which includes Macedonia (Florina, Pella), Thrace (Rodopi, Kavala), Epirus (Thesprotia, Preveza), Thessaly (Larissa, Magnisia), Central Greece (Phthiotis, Phocis, Attica) and the Ionian Islands; Peloponnese Peninsula (Arcadia, Laconia, Messinia); Aegean Islands, Crete — the largest island of Greece and the eighth largest in Europe, Euboea — the second largest, after Crete, Lesbos, located off the coast of Turkey, etc. Greece has one autonomous region — …

1.Aion Oros (Holy Mountain) 2. Western Macedonia 3. Cyclades 4. Dodecanese 5. Northern Sporades

Greece General 2

What does the cross on the flag mean? In early Christianity, the Greek cross symbolized Christ. On the national flag of Greece, this cross, white on a blue background, first appeared in 1820, symbolizing the struggle against the rule of the Muslim Turks. On the Greek flag you can see blue wave lines and white curves of the sandy shore. Which country’s flag consists of three horizontal stripes: top — blue, middle — white, and bottom — blue?

1.Zimbabwe 2.Algeria 3.Nicaragua 4. Portugal 5.Honduras 6.Butane

Greece General 3

What does the laurel symbolize? The coat of arms of Greece consists of a heraldic blue shield with a white cross, around the shield is a laurel wreath. The shield with the cross symbolizes military glory and Orthodoxy. Laurel Wreath — ancient history of Greece. Laurel branches or wreaths can be seen on the coat of arms of Greece, the emblem of Algeria, the coat of arms of El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil, and Israel. The anthems of some countries are also sometimes similar. The first two verses of the poem «Hymn to Freedom» (1823), written by Dionysios Solomos, were declared the anthem of Greece in 1965. The Greek anthem is also used as an anthem…