Ancient Greece's Great ACHIEVEMENTS!
In this section we have listed the top eleven great achievements that has helped shape the modern world and Ancient Greece! All these ideas have come from ancient Greece, and have been so helpful in many ways. Today we use everyone of these components without even realizing that the ancient greeks contributed to them! Enjoy! As well, for a summary on each of these subjects press the link! There is great data on the links provided!
1. They developed the world’s first democracy. |
2. They were the first people to take the scientific approach to medicine by actually studying the diseases. (Hippocrates) |
3. Playwrights wrote and produced the first dramas in outdoor theaters. (Euripides & Sophocles)http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/
Fun Fact: The ancient Greek's where an inspiration for Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliette! |
4. They invented the rules of Geometry as well as other mathematics. (Euclid) |
5. They developed the art of Philosophy to search for wisdom and truth. (Socrates, Plato and Aristotle) |
6. They created outstanding literature, poetry and mythology. (Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey, Sappho for love poems) |
7. They wrote the first histories. |
8. They studied and classified or grouped different kinds of plants. |
9. They created magnificent buildings and sculptures. They made heavy use of columns to support the buildings and decorated them. |
10. They gave us the Olympics. |
11. They gave us many names that we still use today. |