Democracy, Mythology as a part of popular culture, architecture as far as columns and amphitheatres, etc., ancient Greek modes are the basis for subsequent music theories, theatre -- the two basic types of play, comedy and tradgedy, literature still studied today Illiad and the Odyssey and The Republic, among others. Almost all languages, including English are influenced heavily by Greek. Ancient Greek thinkers provided the building blocks of modern philosophy, science, astronomy, and mathematics. Their culture was the dominant culture for hundreds of years by way of the Empire Alexander the Great and the Byzantine Empire, and by proxy through the Roman Empire.
Philosophy from people such as Socrates and Plato who have helped us to understand how important it is to think about things such as what we are doing here and how we should be living our lives.
Mathematics from people such as Pythagoras and Archimedes without whom we would not have the technology, building, engineering...anything advanced we have today because we need the basic formulae they calculated to make these things work.
Scientists such as Hippocrates who not only developed much medical knowledge as well as ways to treat people more appropriately but created the Hippocratic Oath, a revised version of which doctors still swear today, ensuring the protection and confidentiality of patients at all times.
I could go on...the ancient Greeks did loads for us.
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Democracy, Mythology as a part of popular culture, architecture as far as columns and amphitheatres, etc., ancient Greek modes are the basis for subsequent music theories, theatre -- the two basic types of play, comedy and tradgedy, literature still studied today Illiad and the Odyssey and The Republic, among others. Almost all languages, including English are influenced heavily by Greek. Ancient Greek thinkers provided the building blocks of modern philosophy, science, astronomy, and mathematics. Their culture was the dominant culture for hundreds of years by way of the Empire Alexander the Great and the Byzantine Empire, and by proxy through the Roman Empire.
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Ancient Greece contributed to every facet of western civilization.
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Philosophy from people such as Socrates and Plato who have helped us to understand how important it is to think about things such as what we are doing here and how we should be living our lives.
Mathematics from people such as Pythagoras and Archimedes without whom we would not have the technology, building, engineering...anything advanced we have today because we need the basic formulae they calculated to make these things work.
Scientists such as Hippocrates who not only developed much medical knowledge as well as ways to treat people more appropriately but created the Hippocratic Oath, a revised version of which doctors still swear today, ensuring the protection and confidentiality of patients at all times.
I could go on...the ancient Greeks did loads for us.
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galen works on antimony ( which were wrong0
hippocrates created modern doctoring
they came with with pi and had a basic understanding of maths
they created drama.
they also invented the sun dial.
Medicine ,The Olympic Games,Their Art and philosiphies...hope this helps!!
Eurocentricism.
The olympics
Law, religion, architecture, geometry, philosophy, medical practices, art,.....try some of the sites below.
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