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Michael Marsh Social Studies Graduation Project

Pd:2 4/20/12 Mr.Gallagher. Michael Marsh Social Studies Graduation Project. Greece. “Freedom of death”. Population -10,787,690 Ranking- 74 Life expectancy- 80.2 years Ranking-16. Religion. Greek orthadox

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Michael Marsh Social Studies Graduation Project

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  1. Pd:2 4/20/12 Mr.Gallagher Michael Marsh Social Studies Graduation Project

  2. Greece “Freedom of death” Population -10,787,690 Ranking- 74 Life expectancy- 80.2 years Ranking-16

  3. Religion Greek orthadox The Greek population is composed of 97% of Christian Orthodox. The rest of the population is Muslim, Roman Catholic and Jewish. Greece and Russia are the only countries to have such a great number of people that belong to the Orthodox Church. Orthadox church

  4. Language The language spoken in greece is greek. Hello-Geiasas How are you?-Ti kánete? Please-parakaló̱ Thank you-sasef̱charistó̱ Do you speak English?-MiláteAngliká?

  5. Holidays Clean Monday- First day of lent Clean Monday food It is celebrated on the 7th week before easter.

  6. Recipe for baklava • Ingredients • 1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough • 1 pound chopped nuts • 1 cup butter • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 cup water • 1 cup white sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 cup honey Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan. Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan.Coverphyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 2 - 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go. The top layer should be about 6 - 8 sheets deep. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp. Make sauce while baklava is baking. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted. Add vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it. Let cool. Serve in cupcake papers. This freezes well. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.

  7. The temple of poseidon The temple of poseidon is a very popular tourist attraction in greece. Due to its architecture.

  8. Works cited • Tondle, Francis R. "Country Information: Greece." Greece Information. Greece Information, Aug.-Sept. 2009. Web. 02 May 2012. http://www.greeklandscapes.com/travel/information.html • Whilliams, Thomas W. "Before Going to Greece You Should Know." Alexandros Home Page. Greece Young, Autumn 2006. Web. 02 May 2012. <http://alexandros.com/Greece/facts.html>.

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