Your task is to explore the cultural aspects of the people in each country.  You are interested in what they eat, how they dress, how they communicate, and how they entertain themselves through outlets such as music or art.  You will examine all of these aspects of all six countries and then present the main points to the rest of your group.  Based on the given clues pertaining to culture, you are to examine what daily life is like for the people of each country.  Here are the specific clues that you need to examine:

• The main language of this country is over 50% derived from Latin
• While still relatively low, the unemployment rate in this country is over 11%
• This country’s head of state is technically a monarch, but he/she holds little actual power
• One of the official monetary units is the Euro
• The major industries include machinery, chemicals, electronics, food, textiles, and metallurgy

Resources:

Art and Culture in France
http://www.lepg.org/culture.htm

Creating French Culture
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0001.html

Almanac/Encyclopedia
www.infoplease.com

Greek Culture
http://www.greeka.com/greece-culture.htm

Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com

Spanish Culture
http://www.idealspain.com/pages/information/culture.htm

Language and Culture of Spain
http://www.sispain.org/english/language

Italian Culture and History
http://www.boglewood.com

Italian Cultural Information
http://www.italyemb.org/culture.htm

Guide to English life, Culture, and Customs
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/

Know Britain
http://www.know-britain.com/

Facts about Germany
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/facts/facts_about/facts.html

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