Ancient Greece has many influences on our world today. A few of these influences include: 1. Politics: Democracy originated in Athens, Greece. 2. Libraries: The first library in the world was built in Alexandria. This library contained over 700,000 scrolls. 3. Technology: Steam power was actually first started in Ancient Greece. Many other technologies come from Greece, too such as gears, screws, water clocks, and water organs. 4. Sports: The Olympics originated in Greece. However, back then, women were not allowed to compete or watch and the men had to do all of the events naked. 5. Mathematics: Euclid, a Greek mathematician, invented geometry and also some of algebra, trigonometry, and more. 6. Architecture: Common Greek architecture that we use today would be pillars. 7. Clothing: Popular trends today such as gladiator sandals are traced back to countries such as Greece and Rome. 8. Alphabet: Ancient Greece was the first civilization to use an alphabet. The word 'alphabet' even comes from the first two letters of the ancient greek alphabet, 'alpha' and 'beta.' |   |
