How Did The Greeks Influence The Modern World

One of the ancient world's most advanced and culturally diverse civilizations, The Greeks, has been well known for impacting and influencing most of the modern world, with many aspects influencing the way we view ourselves as humanity and the rapidly growing and diversifying world. The Ancient Greeks lived between 800 to 31 BC, covering most of Europe and Asia during its strongest time period. Ancient Greek time is divided into three key periods, the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic. Most of Ancient Greece flourished and became powerful during the Classical period, in which many advancements were made in several fields. The Greeks had exceptional interest and knowledge in Philosophy, Science, Mathematics, Art and Architecture. Many individuals

The Greeks were always fascinated by how the universe and how the world functions and knowledgeable individuals like Aristotle, Euclid and Pythagoras changed the way science and mathematics would function for generations to come. Let’s take a look at Mathematics and the advancements the Ancient Greeks made in the subject. Two important individuals who contributed to the development of mathematics were Euclid and Pythagoras. Pythagoras was born in 570 BCE on the island of Samos. Growing up Pythagoras was inspired by the nature around him and developed a liking for mathematics. One of his most famous contributions to math was his historic Pythagoras Theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2. His mathematical work towards geometry is also considered valuable, as he studied nature and the world around him to try and solve problems. This is the same way of how he created the theorem and expanded his knowledge on mathematics. Another key individual in the field of math is Euclid, who also influenced geometry and published his own research in a book called “Euclid’s Elements”, the most widely known and used mathematics book. He is often referred to as the “father of geometry”, as he discovered and claimed that deductions are made from premises or axioms. Equally as important as mathematics was to the Ancient Greeks was Science, which greatly evolved and developed during the time of the Greeks. One aspect of Science was documenting what was going around in the world and keeping record of important events and being able to make inferences, predictions and conclusions. Aristotle, a great scientist and philosopher believed in these principles and thought that physical phenomena was the foundation of science, which was heavily resisted at first, but eventually was understood and accepted. Aristotle also contributed to Science by creating genus and inventing the scientific method,