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Greek influence on Western Culture (view source)
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Greece was home to many other "firsts" in the [[humanities]], such as the first [[history]] and [[historian]] ([[Herodotus]], [[Thucydides]], [[Xenophon]]), the whole of the initial development of [[drama|dramatic]] and [[comedy|comedic]] plays, the first practitioners of [[mathematics]], many developments in [[political science]] including the creation of [[democracy]] and [[republic]]s (albeit in [[oligarchy|oligarchic]] form), and virtually the whole of the fundamentals of classical western [[philosophy]], as found in the works of [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]]. Much of [[architecture]] has its roots in Greece, as well.
Greece was home to many other "firsts" in the [[humanities]], such as the first [[history]] and [[historian]] ([[Herodotus]], [[Thucydides]], [[Xenophon]]), the whole of the initial development of [[drama|dramatic]] and [[comedy|comedic]] plays, the first practitioners of [[mathematics]], many developments in [[political science]] including the creation of [[democracy]] and [[republic]]s (albeit in [[oligarchy|oligarchic]] form), and virtually the whole of the fundamentals of classical western [[philosophy]], as found in the works of [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]]. Much of [[architecture]] has its roots in Greece, as well.
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Greek life was dominated by [[religion]] and so it is not surprising that the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest and most beautiful.They also had a political purpose as they were often built to celebrate civic power and pride, or offer thanksgiving to the patron deity of a city for success in war. <ref> [http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/ Architecture in ancient Greece] </ref>
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[[Greek mythology]] is a collection of stories and narratives concerning their gods, heroes and mythological creatures. Hesiod's ''Theogony'' is an important source of myths as well as Homer's epic poems.
It is difficult to fairly ascribe to Greece the roots of [[science]], since science as a recognizable discipline only became distinguishable rather recently, but for most of history what we consider science has been entwined with philosophy and politics, and in that form the Greeks (particularly [[Archimedes]]) were once more the progenitors. To this end, they created the first siege engines, the first alarm clock, and many other inventions.
It is difficult to fairly ascribe to Greece the roots of [[science]], since science as a recognizable discipline only became distinguishable rather recently, but for most of history what we consider science has been entwined with philosophy and politics, and in that form the Greeks (particularly [[Archimedes]]) were once more the progenitors. To this end, they created the first siege engines, the first alarm clock, and many other inventions.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[http://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/history/greekorg/greekorg.html The Origins of Greek Mathematics]
*[http://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/history/greekorg/greekorg.html The Origins of Greek Mathematics]
*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/philosophy_of_mathematics.shtml A Thumbnail History of the Philosophy of Mathematics]
*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/philosophy_of_mathematics.shtml A Thumbnail History of the Philosophy of Mathematics]
== References ==
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[[Category:Ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Ancient Greece]]