Ancient Greek Influence

Ancient Greece started during the period called the Archaic age. “During the so-called Greek Dark Ages before the Archaic period, people lived scattered throughout Greece in small farming villages. As they grew larger, these villages began to evolve.”(Ancient Greece) Just like other countries, Ancient Greece did not start off as an advanced civilization, but, over time, Ancient Greece became more advanced and wealthy. Some essential characteristics that helped Ancient Greece become more advanced was its type of government, its religion, and its art and architecture. One key essential characteristic of the Ancient Greek culture was the type of government. Ancient Greece started off as a monarchy, when the Mycenaean’s ruled Greece. Eventually
Myths are still influential today because they teach us how to behave. An example of a myth that taught us right from wrong is about Athena. Athena made the right choice and went with Hercules to defeat a bird that was called, Stymphalian. Because she made the right choice, she helped Hercules kill the bird. Hercules became a well-known character that taught people about heroes, and how people should do good things. Even today, in the modern world, movies have been made about Hercules. He can still help to show how to be a hero and that you should do good things in
One way that architecture is still influential today is through the materials we use to build modern buildings. The Ancient Greeks used, wood, bricks, limestone, marble, and metal, which we still use today. Another part of the Ancient Greek architecture that we still use today is columns. One example of a building that has columns is the Lincoln memorial, which was influenced by the style of the Greek Doric Temple. The columns of the Lincoln memorial represent the number of states at the time of Lincoln’s death. At the time of Lincoln’s death there were 36 states, so there are 36 columns that surround the memorial. The Lincoln memorial is also built out of limestone and marble which was used in the Ancient Greek buildings. The U.S. Capital is another example of a building in modern times that was influenced by the Greek architectural designs because it has Doric columns just like the Lincoln memorial does. With the columns and the triangular roof, the British museum has incorporated some of the Greek