How has Ancient Greece affected the modern world? From architecture to warfare to mythology to technology what did the Ancient Greeks do that changed how we live? And how has their architecture, mythology, technology, warfare etc. changed how we live. I am open to the wildest ideas.
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2006-10-29 09:39:06 · 16 answers · asked by abcd 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
In the most incredible ways that you could ever imagine.
Philosophy : Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are still quoted today
Architecture : Classical architecture that still influences us today
Science : Archimedes lives on with his Archimedean screw and displacement theory amongst much more
Politics : The foundations of democracy and the electoral system
Warfare : The strict regime of the Spartans
Mythology : The stories of Homer are still famous today
Literature : Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides set the basic rules of drama and literature still used today
The Romans absorbed much of what the Greeks had originated, added their own spin and introduced it to the rest of Europe.
2006-10-29 09:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Every human being that walks on this planet has a little bit of Greece in it.All the things we are tought at school everything that surrounds us ,everything that you consider fact in the modern world has been invented , based, developed or analysed by an ancient greek mind .From Plato, Hipokratis,Solon,Stravon,Herodotus, Archimedes till Alexander the Great,the worlds greatest military persona and Aristotle the great philosopher all these people and many more affected modern world in all possible ways.
2006-11-02 03:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by iguana 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
As far as warfare is concerned, some military generals still look at the tactics of Alexander the Great (who was from Macedonia, not Greece).
2015-10-24 21:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Early on, the Greeks took over a large part of Italye. They brought with them a great deal of Architectural knowledge, and a great knowledge of science. They brought with them their Gods, and their temples. The romans were invaded by christians when Paul came to Rome and converted many. They also brought their government ideas which now have spread to all the civilized world. Their influence was eventually spread all over the world by the Roman empire, which was one of the last great empires that controlled the world as it was known except china and Russia.
2006-10-29 09:54:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The idea of democracy came from the Greeks and Romans and it is widely copied in many Western governments today.
2015-10-22 19:57:26 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as warfare is concerned, some military generals still look at the tactics of Alexander the Great (who was from Macedonia, not Greece).
The idea of democracy came from the Greeks and Romans and it is widely copied in many Western governments today.
2006-10-29 09:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
I'm surprised democracy was not the first answer. They were the ones who invented democracy.
2016-03-19 01:28:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their system of law has influenced every one, including ours. Look at the Lincoln Memorial and other buildings in Washington D.C.
2006-10-29 09:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by Steve 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Greeks are responsible for the way we think. It does not get much more fundamental than that.
2006-10-29 13:41:19 · answer #9 · answered by iansand 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
This is a challenging question, and one that has made me curious for a long time.
2016-08-23 09:44:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋