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Greece topics
Basic topics • Alphabetical index of topics
History
Prehistory (pre-1100 BC) Neolithic Age • Bronze Age • Pelasgians • Cycladic civilization • Minoan civilization • Helladic period • Mycenaean period • Bronze Age collapse
Antiquity (1100 BC-330 AD) Greek Dark Ages • Iron Age migrations • Archaic period • Greco-Persian Wars • Classical period • Delian and Peloponnesian League • Peloponnesian War • League of Corinth • Wars of Alexander the Great • Hellenistic period • Wars of the Diadochi • Roman-Greek wars • Roman era • Foundation of Constantinople
Middle Ages (330-1453) Byzantine period • Persecution of paganism • Migration period • Plague of Justinian • Arab-Byzantine wars • Iconoclasm • Macedonian Renaissance • East-West Schism • Fourth Crusade • Frankokratia • Empire of Nicaea, Despotate of Epirus and Despotate of the Morea • Fall of Constantinople
Early modern
and Modern era (post-1453)
Stato da Màr (Venetian Ionian islands, Kingdom of Candia) • Ottoman Greece • Modern Greek Enlightenment • Septinsular Republic • War of Independence • First Republic • Kingdom • Balkan Wars • World War I • National Schism • Greco-Turkish War • Second Republic • 4th of August Regime • World War II • Civil war • Military junta • Democratization • Third Republic
By topic Ancient regions and tribes • Byzantine and Ottoman Greeks • Christianization • Colonization • Coups d'état • Demographic (Modern) • Economic • Geographical name changes • Greek countries and regions • Greek Muslims • Renaissance scholars • Hellenic languages and Proto-Greek • Inventions and discoveries • Language question • Military • Monarchy (Kings and royal family) • Phanariotes • Polis • Population exchange of 1923
Geography
Overview Borders • Cities (capital and co-capital) • Extreme points • Place names
Regions Central Greece (Aetolia-Acarnania (Aetolia, Acarnania), Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis, Phthiotis, Saronic Islands) • Crete (Chania, Heraklion, Rethymno, Lasithi) • Cyclades (Andros, Delos, Kea, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syros, Tinos) • Dodecanese (Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Chalki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Kastellorizo) • Epirus (Arta, Ioannina, Preveza, Thesprotia) • Ionian Islands (Corfu, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxi, Zakynthos) • Macedonia (Chalkidiki, Drama, Florina, Grevena, Imathia, Kastoria, Kavala, Kilkis, Kozani, Pella, Pieria, Serres, Thasos, Thessaloniki) • North Aegean islands (Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, Lesbos, Samos) • Peloponnese (Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Laconia, Messenia, Achaea, Elis) • Thessaly (Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia, Trikala, Sporades) • Thrace (Evros, Rhodope, Xanthi)
Terrain Canyons and gorges • Caves • Geology • Islands (Aegean, Ionian, Crete) • Mountains (Olympus, Pindus, Rhodopes) • Peninsulas • Plains • Volcanoes
Water Coasts • Lakes • Rivers • Mediterranean Sea • Aegean Sea (Sea of Crete, Icarian Sea, Myrtoan Sea, Thracian Sea) • Ionian Sea • Libyan Sea
Environment Climate • Natural disasters (earthquakes) • Ecoregions • Environmental issues • Forests • Mammals and birds • National Parks • Protected areas
Politics
Constitution Constitutional amendments (1986, 2001, 2008, 2019) • Constitutions (1822, 1827, 1844, 1864, 1911) • Supreme Special Court
Executive Cabinet • Government (Government Gazette) • President (Presidential Mansion) • Prime Minister (Maximos Mansion)
Legislature Conference of Presidents • Hellenic Parliament (Speaker) • Parliamentary Committees • Presidium
Elections Nationality law • Parataxis • Parliamentary constituencies • Pasokification • Political parties
Judicial system Council of State • Court of Audit • Supreme Court
Security Police • Capital punishment • Corruption • Crime (Greek mafia) • Life imprisonment • Terrorism • Coast Guard
Foreign relations Aegean dispute • Cyprus dispute • Council of Europe • European Union • Macedonia naming dispute (Language naming dispute) • NATO • Passport • Treaties • United Nations
Military Air Force • Alliances • Army • Conscription • Military ranks • Navy • Evzones (Presidential Guard) • National Guard • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Social issues Abortion • Cannabis • Education (universities) • Healthcare (hospitals, obesity, smoking) • Human rights • Human rights abuses • LGBT rights • Prostitution • Political scandals • Racism
Ideologies Conservatism (Monarchism) • Fascism (Metaxism) • Liberalism (Republicanism, Venizelism) • Nationalism (Hellenocentrism, Megali Idea, Enosis) • New Social Movements (Environmentalism, Feminism, Pacifism) • Socialism (Laocracy, Trotskyism) • Anarchism
Administrative divisions Municipalities and communities • Administrative regions • Regional units • Decentralized administrations
Economy
Agriculture • Airports • Athens Stock Exchange (companies) • Banking (Central bank) • Central bank • Brands • Companies (electric power) • Debt crisis (Grexit) • Drachma • Energy (renewable, nuclear) • Euro coins • Greece and the International Monetary Fund • Greek economic miracle • Highways • Laiki agora • Ports • Public pensions • Railways (history) • Rankings • Science and technology • Shipping (Merchant Marine) • Space Agency • Subdivisions by GDP • Taxation • Telecommunications • Thessaloniki International Fair • Tourism • Trade unions • Transportation (Rio-Antirrio bridge, Athens Metro, Thessaloniki Metro) • Water supply and sanitation
Society
Demographics Diaspora • Greeks (names of Greece and the Greeks) • Immigration • Minorities (Muslim minority, Jews, Arvanites, Aromanians (Aromanian question), Megleno-Romanians, Slavophones, Roma) • Women
Culture Anastenaria • Caryatid • Clean Monday • Concept of kingship • Dress (Chiton, Chlamys, Exomis, Fustanella, Himation, Mariner's cap, Peplos, Perizoma, Tsarouchi, Vraka) • Eastern Party • Festivals • Folklore • Greek East and Latin West • Greektown • Hellenization • Hospitality • Carols (Christmas, New Year's, Theophany's) • Mangas • Mountza • Naming customs • Paideia • Philhellenism and Hellenophobia • Plate smashing • Philosophy • Public holidays (Independence Day, Ohi Day) • Rouketopolemos • Souliotic songs • Theophany • Tsiknopempti • Units of measurement • Worry beads
Art Architecture (Castles) • Cretan and Heptanese School • Modern art (19th century) • Theatre (Ancient) • Religious art
Cuisine Breads (Daktyla, Kritsini, Lagana, Paximadi, Tsoureki) • Desserts (Diples, Halva, Koulourakia, Kourabiedes, Loukoumades, Melomakarona, Pasteli, Spoon sweets, Vasilopita) • List of dishes • Drinks (Mastika, Metaxa, Ouzo, Rakomelo, Sideritis, Tentura, Tsipouro, Tsikoudia, Frappé coffee) • Cheeses (Anthotyros, Feta, Graviera, Kasseri, Kefalotyri, Ladotyri, Manouri, Metsovone, Mizithra) • Filo (Amygdalopita, Bougatsa, Galaktoboureko, Karydopita, Spanakopita, Tiropita) • Greek salad (Dakos) • Meze • Pasta (Gogges, Flomaria, Hilopites) • Restaurants (Kafenio, Ouzeri, Taverna) • Sauces (Skordalia, Taramosalata, Tirokafteri, Tzatziki) • Souvlaki • Varieties (Heptanesean, Cretan, Epirote, Macedonian) • Wine (Agiorgitiko, Aidini, Assyrtiko, Athiri, Kotsifali, Lesbian, Limnio, Mavrodafni, Mandilaria, Malagousia, Malvasia, Moschofilero, Retsina, Robola, Savatiano, Vilana, Xinomavro)
Languages Greek alphabet (History, Orthography, Diacritics, Braille, Cyrillization, Romanization (Greeklish) and numerals • Greek language (Demotic, Katharevousa) and dialects (Cappadocian, Cretan, Cypriot, Greco-Australian, Maniot, Pontic, Tsakonian, Yevanic) • Greek Sign Language • History (Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek, Medieval Greek, Modern Greek) • Literature (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) • Minority Languages (Albanian language (Arvanitika), Aromanian, Balkan Romani, Bulgarian, Ladino, Macedonian, Turkish) • Place names and exonyms • Proverbs • Words for love
Media Cinema • Internet • Newspapers • Television • Media freedom • Corruption
Music Church music • Dances (Ai Georgis, Angaliastos, Antikristos, Ballos, Dionysiakos, Fisounis, Gaitanaki, Geranos, Hasapiko, Ikariotikos, Kalamatianos, Kangeli, Kastorianos, Kerkiraikos, Kleistos, Koftos, Pidikhtos, Leventikos, Maniatikos, Metsovitikos, Ntames, Palamakia, Partalos, Pentozali, Proskinitos, Pyrrhichios, Rougatsiarikos, Sirtaki, Sousta, Syrtos, Trata, Tsakonikos, Tsamikos, Zeibekiko, Zervos) • Éntekhno • Folk music (Cretan, Epirote, Heptanesian, Macedonian, Nisiotika, Peloponnesian, Pontic, Thessalian, Thracian) • Hip Hop • Ionian School • Laïko (Skyladiko) • Musical instruments (Askomandoura, Aulos, Bouzouki, Byzantine lyra (Cretan, Macedonian, Politiki, Pontic), Crotala, Floghera, Gaida, Harp, Laouto, Lyre, Organo, Pan flute, Phorminx, Psaltery, Salpinx, Santouri, Souravli, Tambouras, Tambourine, Trigono, Tsampouna, Tympano, Zilia) • Rebetiko • Rock (Punk)
Religion and lore Ancient religion (Origins, Modern Revival) • Aerico • Buddhism • Catholicism • Drosoulites • Eastern Orthodox Church (Timeline: Antiquity, Early Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Early Modern Era, 19th century, Early 20th century, Late 20th century, Contemporary) • Fairy tales • Gello • Greek Orthodox Church (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Church of Greece, Flag) • Greek Old Calendarists • Hinduism • Hypertimos • Islam • Judaism (History) • Kallikantzaros • Lamia • Mormo • Mount Athos • Mythology (Primordial deities, Titans, Twelve Olympians, Heracles, Odysseus, Jason, Oedipus, Perseus, Daedalus, Orpheus, Theseus, Bellerephon, Satyr, Centaur) • Nymph • Protestantism • Psychai • Sikhism • Thymiaterion • Name days • Vrykolakas • Wayside shrine
Sport Ancient Olympics • Baseball • Basketball • Cricket • Football • Hockey • Ice hockey • Modern Olympics (1896, 1906, 2004) • Rugby league
Symbols Anthem • Coat of arms • Flag and national colours • Flags • Motto • Orders and decorations • World Heritage Sites
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