Activities for Albania

Language Arts

1. Visit the Albanian Home Page and find out where the name "Albania" came from. What was the original name of these people? Hint: Look under History. Challenge: Find out where your country got its name.
2. Visit the Albanian Home Page and look at the picture gallery under History. Write about what you found. What would it be like to live in this country? What interesting historical places would you like to visit?
3. Visit the Albanian Home Page and look under Culture for Language. What letters do they have that are not in our alphabet? Which letter in our alphabet do they not use?

1. Visit the Albanian Home Page and look under Countries. In what four countries/regions do Albanians live?
2. Visit the Albanian Home Page and look under Culture. Name two famous Albanians and what they are famous for.
3. Visit the Albanian Home Page and look under History. What 3 great empires was Albania part of? Which Roman Emperor (... the Great) was from Albania?
4. Visit the Albanian Home Page and look under Maps. What Sea borders Albania? What is the capital of Albania? What is the name of the square in the middle of the capital city? (you can find this in the picture pages as well). Describe the land forms in Albania.
5. More information can be found at this page. Albania, Land of the Eagles

1. Visit Albania - Atlapedia Online and do these problems. What is the estimated population? What is the area of the country (in square miles)? About how many people live in each square mile?
2. Sum up the population in the 5 major cities. (Under location and geography).
3. Challenge: Using the population from #1 and the major city population from #2, figure out how many people live in the rest of the country.

1. Look at these pictures of the capital city. What else can you pray for?
2. What significant part did the emperor in Social Studies question #3 play in Christian history? Look in Great Controversy chapter 3.