Germany

Bri Adamski

History

• “Germany” is derived from the Latin word “Germania.”

• The current German state was founded in 1949 in the wake of Germany’s defeat in WWII.

• Germany’s current population is 8 million.

Geography

food

• Bread is the main food at both breakfast and dinner.

• Dinner generally consists of bread, sausages or cold cuts, cheese, and vegetable garnish.

• Lunch around noon is the usual warm meal of the day.

• Beer is important in German cuisine and is served with many meals.

Famous artists

• Die Brucke

• Blau Reiter

The Large Blue Horses by Franz Marc

Masks by Emil Nolde

Famous Composers

• Bach

• Beethoven

• Brahms

• Mozart

• Pachelbel

Interesting Facts

• Germany is the 2nd largest consumer of beer in the world after Ireland.

• About ¼ of all Americans claim at least partial German ancestry.

• Germany can be credited with the invention of the following: insulin, pocket watch, light bulb, motorcycle, and LCD screens

• Germany is one of the last countries to still allow smoking in the work place.

Oktoberfest• 16-day festival held in

Munich.

• Largest fair in the world with more than 5 million people attending each year.

• Began when King Ludwig married Princess Theresa in 1810. They invited all the citizens of Munich to join the celebration outside the city gates.

• 1,850,000 gallons of beer are consumed.

Cuckoo Clocks

Scherenschnitte

Frakturs

Beer Steins

Nutcrackers

Works Cited

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germans#Artists

• http://www.eupedia.com/germany/trivia.shtml

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_clock#History

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scherenschnitte

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest

Images

• http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=t1Z&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1920&bih=882&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=p8zPzFFBGmAiIM:&imgrefurl=http://fr13.deviantart.com/art/GERMAN-FLAG-169203443&docid=6hb-LZuxlJIaGM&imgurl=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/178/4/9/GERMAN_FLAG_by_Fr13.jpg&w=900&h=540&ei=tZd7T8quBpOXtweouaCWCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=350&vpy=434&dur=1388&hovh=174&hovw=290&tx=182&ty=108&sig=114803129081700577773&page=1&tbnh=105&tbnw=175&start=0&ndsp=51&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

• http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Alu&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1920&bih=882&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=W3g7PdJPtQ8GBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/germany/&docid=ZdSTFLhtGwpUpM&imgurl=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/germany/map_of_germany.jpg&w=466&h=350&ei=q5h7T4CxA5GItweZ9sSpCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=230&sig=114803129081700577773&page=1&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&start=0&ndsp=68&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=19&ty=61

• http://www.wired-destinations.com/images/guides/germany/New%20Pics/Cologne_Cathedral_And_Hohenzollern_Bridge,_Cologne,_Germany.jpg

• http://thehungariangirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/basketofbread.jpg

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg/220px-Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Beethoven.jpg/220px-Beethoven.jpg

• http://people.eku.edu/nelsonl/assets/images/mus555/mozart.jpg

More images

• http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_letkziW9FD1qfqe4io1_500.jpg

• http://www.booze-log.com/boozeimg/festival/1/beerfestival01.jpg

• http://www.best-german-gifts.com/images/cuckooclocks.jpg

• http://www.cuckooclockblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cuckoo-clocks-175x300.jpg

• http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6ROYWSC-2s/Sisl8AaGmyI/AAAAAAAAER4/t1r7Zjh285I/s400/Woodland+Scherenschnitte.jpg

• http://laughinghyena.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/2fr.jpeg

• http://privatelibrary.typepad.com/.a/6a01156f7ea6f7970b014e5f645d14970c-800wi

• http://beersteinsandmugs.blog.com/files/2011/08/medeival.jpg

• http://www.iniwa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lens7822561_1256991002Christmas-nutcracker-ornaments.jpg