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Greek Culture |
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467 |
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1.87 |
Greek Culture
The ancient Greek culture has had many effects on our own culture today. A few examples of these effects are: their invention of the Olympics, geometry, and the democratic government.
The first Greek Olympics were held at Olympia in 776 BC. They were rather different than the modern games. There were far fewer events. Supposedly, the very first organized Olympics consisted of only on event, the Stadion. In addition, only free men who spoke Greek were allowed to compete. They were held at Olympia every year. In today’s Olympics, there is a vast array of events, from track and field to snow. People from any country can compete and the location that they are held at changes. Like our Olympics, winning athletes in ancient Greek times were heroes who put their hometowns on the map. Today the Olympic Games are the world’s largest gathering of athletic skill and competitiveness. They display nationalism, commerce, and politics. The games were held every four years from 776 BC to 393 AD, when they were abolished. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1170 years. If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 AD.
The Greek’s advances in geometry laid the way for much accomplishment later. Euclid organized the findings of Greek geometry in a book called Elements. This book was used as a textbook in Islamic and European universities well into the 1900s....Read entire document
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