Classical Era Legacies

The classical era was in Greece, Rome, China, and India, which came from Europe and Asia. This was between 1000 B.C. and 500 A.D. during the golden ages. The classical age was a time when the Greeks and Romans heavily influenced Europe and Asia. The legacies of the classical era still influence us today. The most influential legacies of the classical era were intellectual ideas from India and the architecture in Rome because they shaped our physical environment and helped shape our societies. Intellectual ideas from India are one of the most important legacies of the Classical era. The Four Noble Truths are a big part of Buddhism and are considered to be the first teachings of Buddha. The Four Truths are, “The truth of suffering,” “The truth
Karma is ruled by dharma, it makes everyone do their responsibilities depending on what status you are in society (DD). Reincarnation was used to understand life, death, and ethical living. It is believed today in many studies and religious concepts. Karma's overall concept was to influence social behavior, religious practices, and take a toll on someone's responsibility for one's actions and the effects on their future life. It is used today as if you do good, good things will happen to you and the same if you do bad. In addition, yoga is a part of Hinduism that is used for mental, physical, and spiritual practice to help achieve a healthy life. This is practiced to find self-realization and achieve moksha. Today we use it for improving physical health and increasing flexibility and can be used for managing stress and
To conclude, an important legacy was the intellectual ideas in India. Examples are the four noble truths, reincarnation and karma, yoga, and the most important, the language. Architecture is another influential legacy of the classical era. The Trajan Market in Rome was built in 113 A.D and was used for shopping, leisure, and government. The mall is now considered the oldest shopping center in the world. Mostly used for shopping without having to leave and have many stores to shop at. Today, we have over 1000 malls in the United States alone. A big part of the architecture is the Roman Aqueducts. It starts with the reservoir, then goes into the intake pipe and takes it down the conduit, finally goes down by the bridge and into the city (DJ). They are used to bring fresh water from a lake to a city. This supports the empire's growth, public health, and technological achievements. Today we use almost the same structure. The only thing different is it goes down under the ground into a treatment plan, then into the city. Another architecture is the Circus Maximus, it was used for a lot of things like government and economics but mostly for the chariot racing, which was the most