Transcript Greece and Italy

The majority of Greeks share the
same ethnic background and
religion.
 Most Greeks are Greek
Orthodox, which is a form of
Christianity and they speak
Greek.
 Every major town in Greece has
a patron saint and they
celebrate it with an annual
festival.
 About 2/3 of Greeks live in cities
and many live in Athens, the
capital of Greece.
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Greece has a
parliamentary democracy
in Greece today.
The country is governed by
the prime minister, the
cabinet, and parliament.
(similar to senate). The
President of Greece is more
ceremonial.
Voting in Greece is required
and failing to vote is against
the law.
The economy is behind
most nations, because
agriculture still makes up
most of their economy.
 With the location of
Greece on the
Mediterranean sea
tourism, fishing, and
shipping are a big part of
the economy.
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After the fall of the Roman
Empire, Italy split into small
city states and eventually
they were controlled by
France, Austria, and Spain.
Eventually in 1861 Italy
unified themselves as an
independent country.
In the 1920s dictator Benito
Mussolini took control of the
Italian government. He
eventually was killed as he
tried to escape Italy at the
end of World War II.
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The Culture of Italy is
similar to Greece, the
language is Italian a
romance language
and most Italians are
Roman catholic.
Roman Catholic is a
Christian religion and
the center of the
Church is in the
Vatican. The Vatican is
inside the city of Rome
and the smallest
country in the world.
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The Italian food
changes from the
region. In some places
you have pasta with
tomato sauce in the
south to risotto in the
North.
Sports are also an
important part of Italian
culture, many Italians
enjoy watching and
playing race car
driving, cycling , and
soccer or football.
Italy has a
parliamentary
government, where ¾
of the parliament is
elected by voters. The
rest are assigned by the
government.
 In Italy there are so
many different political
parties that parties and
its members usually
have to form coalitions.
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Italy was once a
agricultural economy,
but after the Industrial
revolution turned to a
industrial nation. Only
5% of the population
has farm related
careers.
 The European Union
has helped Italy grow,
which as specialized in
products such as
fashion clothing,
shoes, and cars.
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Milan a city in southern
Italy is famous for its
fashion shows.
 Italy’s economic makeup
is largely farmland in the
south and the North has
the bulk of the factories.
 This makes the economic
output uneven as the
North make up a larger
piece of Italy's GDP.
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