Nagaland Class 10 Answered

Greece had been a part of the Ottoman empire since the 15^th century. With the growth of liberal and Nationalist ideas in Europe in the 19^th century, the educated elite among the Greeks mobilized nationalist feelings and began a movement for Greek independence in the year 1821. Poets and artists eulogized Greece as the cradle of European civilisation and made attempts to galvanise the masses into action. Through continuous struggle, the Greeks did succeed in gaining independence eventually. Through the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832, the independence of Greece was recognised.

Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the Greek nation. Arts, poetry, folktales and music all helped express and articulate Greek nationalist aspirations.