Ancient Greek Culture

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This paper looks at aspects of ancient Greek culture and discusses how they are still relevant to contemporary western civilizations.

1,988 words () | 1 source | MLA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that Ancient Greek culture is something that has astonished people for generations because it was seemingly so ahead of its time. This civilization created things that were not matched for centuries in other places and is even responsible for ideas that are still in use today. The writer looks at ancient Greek advances in mathematics and science in addition to architectural achievements in ancient Greece. The writer notes that political ideologies from ancient Greek times can also still be learned from today. The writer concludes that ancient Greek society is one of the greatest civilizations on record and it should be admired for being so far ahead of its time.

From the Paper:

"Another famous scholar from ancient Greece was Thales. He was a philosopher and scientist and is sometimes called the father of science. Thales was the person who set the seasons of the year and divided the year into 365 days. He did this by somehow following the path of the sun and things out based on mathematic equations. He was able to effectively estimate the height of the pyramids from the length of their shadows and he taught explorers the value of knowing where Ursa Minor was at all times. Thales was truly a brilliant scientist and his impact on the world is still visible today. Many of his calculations were correct and this is significant because we can learn a lot about Greek civilization by reading his work, since he was normally right. A famous mathematician who was around in ancient Greece was Pythagoras. He is known as the father of numbers and is probably best known for creating the Pythagorean Theorem, which is a method finding out the dimensions of a triangle and is still taught in schools today. He believed that absolutely everything was related to mathematics and that everything could be predicted and measured in rhythmic patterns or cycles."

Sample of Sources Used:

Pomeroy, Susan B. Burstein, Stanley M. Donlan, Walter, and Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. New York: Oxford University Press. 1999.