1. Germany
Bri Adamski

2. 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.

3. Geography

4. 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.

5. Famous artists
• Die Brucke
• Blau Reiter
The Large Blue Horses by Franz
Marc
Masks by Emil Nolde

6. Famous Composers
• Bach
• Beethoven
• Brahms
• Mozart
• Pachelbel

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Cuckoo Clocks

10. Scherenschnitte

11. Frakturs

12. Beer Steins

13. Nutcrackers

14. 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

15. 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/a
rt/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=tZd7
T8quBpOXtweouaCWCA&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.c
om/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=114803129081700577
773&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,_Germ
any.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

16. 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