10 Ways Ancient Greece Changed The World

[Peter1469]

Interesting tidbits about Ancient Greece.

10 Ways Ancient Greece Changed The World

10. Warfare

No one had ever fought like the Greeks, and no one had ever won like Alexander the Great

9. Architecture
We can see the influence of the Greeks in cities around the globe – our world would literally not look the same without them

8. Politics

Before the Greeks, politics was just something people did. They made it something people thought about

7. Medicine

“First do no harm,” said Hippocrates. He didn’t do a great deal of good to his patients, either, but he did lay the foundations for future medicine

5. Sport

In Greece, the hunt for physical perfection and their extreme competitiveness created a new, everlasting spectator event…

4. Literature

The Greeks established many of the genres of Western literature

3. Education

The Athenians anticipated the widespread literacy and universities of modern democracies, while Spartans inspired totalitarian regimes with their fiercely regimented state schooling

2. Maths

The Greeks didn’t invent maths, but they did have a lot of Eureka! moments

1. Philosophy

Greek philosophers didn’t only invent their own subject; they also invented science

[RMNIXON]

Just more White Supremacy!

[Peter1469]

Just more White Supremacy!

[Cotton1]

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[Madison]

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[Admiral Ackbar]

These achievements are nothing compared to the Zulu people of Africa.

[Peter1469]

These achievements are nothing compared to the Zulu people of Africa.

The West is the Best.