Ancient Greece influenced western civilization through many ways, and as a result changed the way people lived and viewed their society in general. Some of the great influences of Ancient Greece included in the essay were; government, medicine, drama, and philosophers. Philosophers were also one of the great contributors that influenced western civilization because as a result of their discoveries it changed what we once believed in till this today. The role of the government varied throughout Athens
EWH: Ancient Greece: Study Guide Any and all of these items may appear on the test. If it is not on this list it will not be on the test as a regular question, only potentially as a bonus question. You may create one double sided 3” x 5” notecard for the test. 1. How far did Alexander the Great’s Empire reach? Alexander the Great’s Empire reached from Greece to the Indus River. 2. What did Greek architecture seek to reflect? Greek architecture seeks to reflect perfect balance and universal harmony
Period of Ancient Greece (508-338 B.C) was an era like no other there was much debate over whether the Athenians had reached their full potential as a society or if they could grow more in the terms of politics. Athenians are a polis meaning it’s an independent city-state therefore they run a Democracy. A democracy or Pure Democracy is where people can vote on the issues that are at hand but not everyone in this ”Democracy” was able to vote. WHO WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY? Democracy wasn’t
vindicating Socrates posthumously from calumnies (Reeve 14). His only guilt was in fighting for the triumph of reason and virtue in the society of Athens that was clearly not ready for it. Socrates together with Sophists started a new age in the ancient philosophy turning away from cosmology and natural philosophy to the issues of humanity, in particular the issues of the mind. They were revolutionary ideas at the time and every revolution, as is a common knowledge, needs heroes and martyrs ready