The Influence Of Ancient Greece On Ancient Greek Culture

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Ancient Greece was a collection of many different city-states. Greece was broken up because of the geography. Greece was a mountainous area. It was hard for Greeks to build up an empire because all of its city-states were separated by mountains. Although the Greeks were naturally separated they were able to make a great impact on the modern world and customs. Their interest in mathematics, athletics, architecture and art is something that is still shaping cultures today.

Mathematics was a very important part of Greek culture. Many mathematicians such as Euclid and Thales Milisious used their discoveries and theories to shape present day math. In Document 1 there is a quote from Euclid 's elements that says “Proposition 15, THEOREM: If two