Greece Country Profile - National Geographic Kids - 0 views
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Greece has the longest coastline in Europe and is the southernmost country in Europe.
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he parliament, called the Vouli, has only one house with 300 members who are elected every four years. Greece became part of the European Union in 1981.
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The first great civilization in Greece was the Minoan culture on the island of Crete around 2000 B.C
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The first Olympic Games were held in the southern city of Olympia in 700 B.C. to honor Zeus, the king of the gods.
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reece was ruled by foreigners for over 2,000 years beginning with the Romans conquering the Greeks in the 2nd century.
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