Czech Republic

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Czech Republic
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History

• In the 5th century Slovak Tribes began to settle.
• By The 9th century they lived in a loose
  confederation, known as The Great Moravian
  Empire.
• After an invasion in 907 by the Nomadic Magyars
  (ancestors of todays Hungarians) The Slavic
  region became ruled by the Hungarians.
• In the 14th century Prague became a cultural and
  political capital that rivaled Paris.
• When the Hapsburg Empire ended at the end of
  World War I Czech and Slovak lands were united to
  form a new Czech-Slovak state.
• The first president was Tomas Masaryk.
• In 1939 all of Czechs land was taken over by
  Hitler and the Germans.

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Climate

• Summers are moderate, but high temperatures are
  rare, but may occur in July.
• Winters are often cold, with snow in the
  mountains. Temperatures are usually below
  freezing.
• Its Mostly Cold.

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Geography

• The Czech Republic covers 30,450 miles. It is
  just smaller than South Carolina.
• There are three geographic regions Bohemia,
  Moravia, and Silesia.
• Bohemia is roughly two thirds of the country.
• Moravia is nearly one third of the eastern
  portion.
• Silesia is a small area in the northeast near the
  Polish border.
• Mountain ranges nearly surround the county.

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Czechs Flag

• It was last adopted on March 30, 1920.
• It has the Slavic colors red, white, and blue.
• White the traditional color of Bohemia
  represents the sky.
• Red represents Moravia and the blood shed for
  freedom.
• Blue the traditional color of Slovakia is for
  sovereignty.

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The People

• Population 10.24 million.
• Czech is a Slavic language, it is similar to
  Slavic, but also related to Polish, Croatian, and
  Russian.
• Attitudes the humor is dry and ironic rather
  than a joke. Jokes are parables commonly used in
  conversation.
• Individualistic they might be stubborn in
  stating opinions or wishes.
• They emphasize conformity and cooperation.
• Young people are encouraged to belong to
  organizations.
• Anyone who performs a job is well admired.
• European fashions are common, young people wear
  latest styles. Jeans and t-shirts are popular.
• They will usually be more casual, like a man
  would wear a sports jacket instead of a suit to
  work.
• Older women generally wear skirts and hats.

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Economy

• Czech Republic is nearly self sufficient in food.
  
• It is a free market economy.
• The crops they grow are Wheat, Hops, Sugar
  Beets, Potatoes, Barley, Rye, Onions, and Fruit.
• Major industries are Metallurgy, Machinery,
  Equipment, Motor Vehicles, Glass, and Armanents.

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Religion

• Sixty percent of the country is Christian.
• Thirty-Nine percent Catholic.
• Forty percent Atheists.
• Many of the people are protestant.
• Sometimes their beliefs are more from heritage
  rather than belief.

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Holidays

• They celebrate New Years Day, Easter Monday, The
  End Of World War II (May 8th), Cyril and
  Methodiuss Day (July 5th), Jan Hus Day (July
  6th), Founding Of The First Republic (October
  28th), Velvet Revolution Day or Fight For Freedom
  (November 17th) Democracy Day, and Christmas
  (December 24th-26th).
• Christmas Eve is the most important part of
  Christmas.
• The people will eat carp for dinner in honor of
  their Catholic heritage. They also eat vánocka, a
  fruit bread, in the days leading to Christmas.
• On New Years they give each other small candies
  or paper cards in the shape of pigs for good
  luck.

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Credits

• Online.culturegrams.com