The Greek's society is unique in the way it developed. It developed around the poleis. A city usually formed around a hill that also encompasses the surrounding rural area. While not unique in their progression of civilization what happened afterwards is. The Greeks never got along with each other. Therefore they never became a unified country. The Greeks would therefore each have their own identity based on what city state they were from. This could cause problems as far as unification is concerned, but most Greeks were happier being considered Athenians, Spartans, or Thebans than Greeks. This tradition was never carried on by other societies. So this style of civilization ends where it began, however Athens did make strides to control other city-states in Greece with its creation of the Delian League. Originally, it was created to push back the advance of Persia, in their bid to control Greece. After the Persians were thwarted Athens continued to control the Greek states in the league creating a pseudo-empire over these other states. The Greek states were never formally united until Alexander the Great brought all of Greece under his control. The Greeks left behind a tradition of resisting unification and being independent.…
A notable similarity between Ancient Rome and modern day America lay in their military. Both Rome and America, according to Cullen Murphy, have a military that is too small for the tasks given to it. Murphy also pointed out a similarity in each empires government. Rome began to give all the power into the hands of the executive which left the government not functional, and he sees this happening in the United States government and fears that one day America's government will end up like Rome's. Issues concerning the multiculturalism and borders of the two empires also appear to be similar.…
The classical Greeks placed great importance on human intellect and thought. They were not great empire builders but the influence of their culture was felt throughout the ancient world. Philosophers came to Athens to discuss the fundamental questions that have puzzled humankind throughout the ages. They grappled with the meaning of love and the nature of government, the essence of matter and the importance of mathematics in understanding the world. So much of what the Ancient Greeks contributed to humanity can be found by examining the philosophers of the time.…
One very important contribution Ancient Greeks had on Western culture was Democracy.The meaning of democracy in greek is "People rule" which means that the people could actually overthrow someone in higher power. Two good examples of this is the Hippocratic oath, "I will follow that which, according to my ability and judgment, I will consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is harmful," and famous speech given by the leader of Pericles given to his Athenians in about 430 B.C.E "Our plan of government favor the manu instead of the few; that is why it is called a democracy... While every citizen has an equal opportunity to serve the public, we reward our most distinguished citizens by asking them to make our political decisions...A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scare."…
In the fifth century B.C, during the time of Athens’s Golden Age, Greek culture flourished. Throughout the Golden Age, the Ancient Greeks developed key concepts that lead to their cultural and intellectual advancement. These concepts that stemmed from the development of the Greeks city states have not changed from time; in fact, they are still linked to today’s Western Tradition. The major principles of Ancient Greek and Athenian culture that show that we are a Hellenistic people include advancements in the arts, the sciences, and in politics.…
The Greeks most important values and ideas to their culture is a deeper meaning, rising above, problem-solving, intellectuality. The Greece civilization could have created their own empire, but instead of creating that empire, the Greeks decided it would be a clever idea to fight with one another. The Greeks had struggled with hardship such as external forces that would threaten human life. The internal human choices caused suffering as well with unhappiness. Additionally, the gods had already made their choices and they did not care how it affected the civilizations on earth. Thus, the Greek individuals had to just face what the gods decided.…
First of all, they were motivated to spread their culture to other countries by expanding their territory. Through literature, beliefs, and other aspects of their culture, they were able to express themselves and create their own identity. One of the dominant aspects of their culture was literature and their belief of the Greek gods and goddesses in which they “believed themselves to be descended from a legendary race of heroes” (Bowra 31). As Pericles said, they wanted to be examples of their neighbors instead of them copying others. This helped in their rise to power because they were able to use their culture as a form of their motivation because they strive to be something greater and match with the ideal state that they believe…
The cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome have influenced the world’s modern day culture quite lavishly. The question that I was asked to answer is, how precisely the Ancient Greece and Rome had influences our au courant culture. I established that they did indeed, help form what is today’s Government, Architecture or Engineering, and Literature or Art among so many other different things.…
Question: What in your view were Rome’s most important contributions to the humanistic tradition? How did they differ from those of the Greeks?…
Greek civilization, in many ways, was the most advanced population of it's time. The Greeks have created a great stir in modern day values, events, and philosophy, and they were just getting warmed up. The question, "What did the Greeks contribute to modern society", was posed, and I will begin to answer. The Greeks created a vast religious system, filled with heroes, gods, villains, monsters, and more. This has fascinated us, and has even influenced some of our brands of clothing, Nike for example (Nike being the goddess of victory). Speaking of Nike, the Olympic games were held in celebration of her, and was often seen as the main event. She was held in the hand of the statue of Athena during the games, and the olive wreaths were actually…
What did the Greeks mean by democracy? Their constitution is called a democracy because power was in the hands of not a minority but of a whole people. Everyone was believed to be equal in the eyes of the law. Political life is open and free, and so were the relations with one another. They were tolerant in their private lives however; in public affairs they would keep to the law. The Greeks had deep respect for everyone. They were obedient to those in authority. If they were to break the laws it was seen…
The Greek Civilization lasted from 1900 – 133 BC, but the affect it had on the Western world is still here today. As Greeks conquered other empires and build more and more territory for them, they spread and received their ideas from other cultures. During these times, the Greeks made many long lasting contributions in the areas of art, architecture, philosophy, math, drama, government, medicine, and science. This is why many of the foundations of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The sharing of their ideas, inventions, and contributions had a massive influence on the future of many civilizations.…
Ancient Athenians are known for many things such as religion, character traits, beliefs, dramatic structure, and government, intelligence and, philosophy. Their ways have a big influence on the way modern day Athenians act and how they way people views them. I chose this topic because I find Greek life interesting with the way they use myths to dictate their values. Ancient Athenians’ way of life and culture dictate their identity because how they see themselves.…
The first societies to experiment with ideas on government that would later influence Americans were Ancient Greece and Rome. The Ancient Greeks and Romans developed the ideas of democracy and representative government more than 2,000 years ago.…
Greeks were among the first civilizations to contribute to democracy. Greek’s government was efficient for a while. For instance, Pericles helped develop direct democracy. He wanted all the citizens to come together to make laws. (notes). This example shows the great influence Greeks had on democracy. Because all the citizens could elect laws, therefore it was formed as democracy. Similarly, people had the right to trial with the jury. They were innocent till proven guilty.(notes.) This shows that the citizens of Greece were protect by this law. This law still exists today.…