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World History Lecture Two (view source)
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=== Greek Contributions ===
=== Greek Contributions ===
What can we thank Greece for today? For starters, the Greeks started the Olympics!
What can we thank Greece for today? How about this: the Greeks started the Olympics!
But we thank Ancient Greece for far more than that. Our system of laws and government is partly based on the Greek example, and in particular the concept of democratic participation in government. Trial by jury is from Greece, as is the concept of a defense attorney (Roman law lacked a defense attorney - note how Jesus did not have an attorney at His trial during the Passion). Greece established democracy for the first time in history. Our language, too, is due to the Greek adoption of an alphabet. The Greeks invented the study of history, so this course is indebted to the Greeks!
But we thank Ancient Greece for far more than that. Our system of laws and government is partly based on the Greek example, and in particular the concept of democratic participation in government. Trial by jury is from Greece, as is the concept of a defense attorney (Roman law lacked a defense attorney - note how Jesus did not have an attorney at His trial during the Passion). Greece established democracy for the first time in history. Our language, too, is due to the Greek adoption of an alphabet. The Greeks invented the study of history, so this course is indebted to the Greeks!