Amongst their numerous accomplishments‚ the ancient Greeks are credited with inventing competitive athletics‚ drama‚ democracy‚ oratory‚ rhetoric‚ biology‚ zoology‚ and the atomic theory. Several ancient Greek concepts have since been applied in civilizations throughout much of Western history. Greek principles in literature and drama‚ as well as those in art and government‚ are thus said to have had a continuing impact on people in countless phases of history. Certain themes in literature
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The Contributions to the Western Civilization Ashley Stewart 5/1/11 Professor Hammond Strayer University The Hebrews‚ Greeks‚ and Romans‚ have made great contributions to develop the Western Civilization. The legacy that they’ve left was religion‚ knowledge‚ and government. The Hebrews contributed the religious aspect‚ the Greeks contributed knowledge and government‚ and the Romans contributed one must have an understanding of the ancient Greek culture‚ or else considered governing
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Anna Pacheco 12/8/14 Ms. Shuman Global 1 HW #27 Period #10 The education you’re receiving and the building you’re sitting in may have been contributed to the ancient Greeks. The Greeks were a group of intellectual creative people around 500 to 300 BC who advanced technology‚ architecture‚ drama‚ science‚ philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and government to resemble that of today. Greece’s democratic government was the start to a new sense of leadership since people were introduced to a innovative way of
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Ancient Greece influenced our western civilization in many ways. It produced philosophers‚ scientist‚ mathematicians‚ artists‚ writers and architects in our civilization. As Americans we have learned and took on many things from the Greeks. Greeks were one of the most advanced cultures. Having theaters‚ Olympics‚ myths and many other things. Our civilization today is still completely interested with folklore and folk tales. Today we don’t believe in more than one God unlike the Greek culture they
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Running Head: CIVILIZATIONS Ancient China and Ancient Rome: Their Influence in Eastern and Western Civilizations Sonya Boone Strayer University Ancient China and Ancient Rome: Their Influence in Eastern and Western Civilizations The ancient countries of China and Rome shared a specific time of social and economic prosperity; China’s Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire. Both were able to succeed in flourishing where other countries failed due to their strong military and
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Ancient Egypt’s Religious Contributions to Western Civilization Behind all aspects of life of those who dwelt on the Nile in ancient times—behind their art‚ political structure and cultural achievements-one may sense forces at work which are religious in origin. Essentially‚ the principles of ancient Egyptian religion were significantly influential on all aspects of their daily life choices. The existence or absence of such things as ceremonies‚ buildings‚ language‚ and customs were dependant
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The ancient Greeks have made many influential contributions to western civilization. These contributions are the most achievable throughout ancient Greece; including philosophy‚ art‚ math and science. Also democracy was a major part and is what we use today to elect our representatives. With respect to philosophy‚ there were some of greatest Greek thinkers back then; including Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. In medicine‚ Hippocrates had a major influence on the development of western medicine. His
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Shelton HIST 101 25 May 2012 Contributions of Early Western Civilization The study of Early Western Civilization reveals that there where many people‚ events and stories that shaped the world we live in today. We were told stories at a young age and continue to learn the history of our world through higher education. The following essay will discuss a select few events that in some small or large way‚ contributed to modern cultures all over the world. Beginning with Ancient Egypt and ending with the
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Socrates and Aristotle were both Greek philosophers who contributed philosophies. Socrates believed that all people contained real knowledge within them and that self critical examination was needed to bring this knowledge out. Socrates once stated‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this philosophical idea‚ Socrates is suggesting that an individual‚ who chooses to not think about their own actions‚ does not truly care about their own life. Aristotle believed in the concept of examining
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Achievements and Contributions of the Ancient Civilizations Summary: Ancient civilizations that made significant contributions to today’s modern society. the wheel‚ the alphabet‚ and government. New ideas and inventions of ancient civilizations were important‚ but how they evolved and led to new and more complex ideas and inventions are imperative to our society today. There are a plethora of contributions that early civilizations have made to today’s society. For instance‚ the Phoenicians
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