Hunt for PherecydesWelcome to Greece.
Greece is located at the crossroads of
Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of
Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast.
Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean
Basin and the 11th longest
coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi)
in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous,
with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).
The population of Greece
was estimated by the United Nations to 11,183,716 in 2016.
Greece is a unitary parliamentary
republic.The nominal head of state is the President of the
Republic, who is elected by the Parliament for a five-year term.
On this trip we will take you to Syros island,
on the South Aegean Sea, where the presocratic philosopher, Pherekydes, was
born. We wish you an educational and challenging journey. (source: Wikipedia)
Welcome to Greece.
Greece is located at the crossroads of
Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of
Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast.
Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean
Basin and the 11th longest
coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi)
in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous,
with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).
The population of Greece
was estimated by the United Nations to 11,183,716 in 2016.
Greece is a unitary parliamentary
republic.The nominal head of state is the President of the
Republic, who is elected by the Parliament for a five-year term.
On this trip we will take you to Syros island,
on the South Aegean Sea, where the presocratic philosopher, Pherekydes, was
born. We wish you an educational and challenging journey. (source: Wikipedia)
Welcome to The Hunt for Pherecydes.
The Hunt for Pherecydes is an interactive language learning program
where you play Maria Gonzalez, a Venezuelian teacher of Philosophy, who has come to Syros
to make a research on the presocratic philosopher Pherecydes who was born in
Syros and was Pythagoras` teacher and the inventor of solar clock. In your Hunt
for Pherecydes you will learn at the same time enough Greek language and
culture. Try to learn and remember as much as possible. You never know where,
when, or in front of whom you will need this knowledge.
Welcome to The Hunt for Pherecydes.
The Hunt for Pherecydes is an interactive language learning program
where you play Maria Gonzalez, a Venezuelian teacher of Philosophy, who has come to Syros
to make a research on the presocratic philosopher Pherecydes who was born in
Syros and was Pythagoras` teacher and the inventor of solar clock. In your Hunt
for Pherecydes you will learn at the same time enough Greek language and
culture. Try to learn and remember as much as possible. You never know where,
when, or in front of whom you will need this knowledge.
To complete the game there are some things you
need to know about Maria as you play. The information you need on your journey
through Greece.
Your name is Maria Gonzalez and you are from Caracas, Venezuela. You are a teacher of philosophy in the University of
Caracas. You have come to Greece to make a research about the Greek philosopher Pherecydes. You are
40 years old and married to Antonio, who is a teacher of Ancient Greek at the
same University. You have two children, a boy and a girl who are 6 and 9 years
old.
To complete the game there are some things you
need to know about Maria as you play. The information you need on your journey
through Greece.
Your name is Maria Gonzalez and you are from Caracas, Venezuela. You are a teacher of philosophy in the University of
Caracas. You have come to Greece to make a research about the Greek philosopher Pherecydes. You are
40 years old and married to Antonio, who is a teacher of Ancient Greek at the
same University. You have two children, a boy and a girl who are 6 and 9 years
old.
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