Another important contribution of Ancient Greek to the Western Culture is democracy. To the Greeks‚ democracy meant “peoples rule”. Pericles Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 BC was the greatest contribution to our today’s society. Pericles said “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few: that is why it is called a democracy…” Pericles was describing a democracy where everyone had an equal opportunity to advance and serve his or her country. However‚ everyone was
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Contributions from ancient Greece are still influencing our society today. The ancient Greeks improved our society with great inventions‚ ideas‚ and contributions to Western civilization. The Greeks’ contributions to Western civilization have shaped our society to be what it is today. Throughout the world‚ societies have been fashioned differently than the society would be if the Greeks had never existed because of the Greeks’ numerous contributions. However‚ the most distinct contributions to Western
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another theory that Western civilization has widely adopted. Many ideas of government also originated in ancient Greece. This is the theory of government that‚ "favors the many instead of the few."(Pericles‚ 430 B.C.) [Document 3]. In his Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 B.C.‚ Pericles describes a democratic government‚ with the expectation that his citizens will have equal opportunity to serve the public‚ and will ask their most distinguished citizens to make their political decisions
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is a fragment from Pericles’ Funeral Oration. It describes Athens’ governmental plan. A system of government called democracy‚ where
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Democracy: Then‚ Now & Tomorrow POLI 341(Ancient & Medieval Political Thought) 15/10/2014 The on-going debate about how transitional democracies (especially in Africa) can progress to advanced liberal democracies has received inputs from various scholars and thinkers of diverse backgrounds. While some have called for changes in the political economic institutions of these states‚ others have suggested alterations in the socio-cultural superstructure. One thing
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The Greek and Roman Influence over Modern America The Greeks and the Romans were among the most influential societies in the history of the world. Evidence of Greek or Roman influence can be found in almost every culture or country that has ever existed. Though both cultures were different in practice and incredibly competitive with one another‚ their politics and their beliefs set the stage for future civilizations‚ including those of the modern world. In particular‚ the values and practices of
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Chapter Eight War and Society reveals the attitudes about war in both ancient Rome and China. These attitudes prove that in these cases perhaps it is safe to say that wars are not inevitable or natural but were caused by warlike societies and social situations. After reading bits and pieces of both the ancient Roman and Chinese history‚ one can only gain a greater perspective on how these attitudes derived. In 391 nomads called the Gauls defeated a small army of Roman aristocrats and burnt down
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they displayed the stone panel so that everyone could see. Athens wanted everyone’s voices to be heard. The stone relief was displayed in a public place to show how supported Greece was of the idea of democracy. In “The Funeral Oration of Pericles” he talks about democracy. Pericles says that democracy allows men to advance because of merit instead of wealth or inherited class. He also says that in a democracy‚ citizens behave lawfully while doing what they like without dear of prying and that in a
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There were many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. Many roots of the civilization we have today can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ and science. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. The Greeks made contributions
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Andrea de Paramo Caracas‚ May‚ 2013 According to Thucydides (c.406/455-c.399 BCE)‚ Pericles the ancient Athenian leader was chosen to give a speech in the funerals of the firsts who had fallen in the Peloponnesian war; he decided to state the values of democracy in this occasion. According to Karpiel‚ F; Krull‚ K (2012) Athens was one of the first cities who had a democratic government and that is why Pericles used this occasion to compare Athens to other cities ruled by monarchies. Democracy
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