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== = How do the people of ancient Greece still influence our world today? =

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WRITE YOUR NAME AFTER YOUR ENTRY * They ( The Ancient Greeks ) gave us the olympics - Edward/ Gail Democracy is Greek. It means 'government by people'.- Sasha

The ancient Greeks developed new ideas for government, science, philosophy, religion and art- Jess
The first alphabet with vowels was invented by the Greeks.’ - Sasha

Greek philosophers have created a system called the Socratic Method which is still commonly used today in the area of scientific Discovery. They have provided us with monumental and unique architectural designs that have been used throughout the world. One example of this architecture is in the British Museum. Nina Faith Wildman > -The ancient greeks gave us the first way to transport water which was called the water duck we have now improved on that but if they hadn’t created that basic form of water transport we wouldn’t be able to transport it today. > -The ancient greeks gave us science, maths and art which we us in nearly all our school and has helped us with may achievements. Edward
 * - The ancient greeks gave us the olympics.
 * - The ancient greeks gave us the olympics.



Somtimes crowds of 15,000 people would attend a play. Theatre was so important even prisoners would be released for short periods of time. Callum
= The ancient Greeks started the first alphabet with vowels. In mainly everything we do today we still use the alphabet.Nadija =

= Buildings around the world are made to look like the ones from Ancient Greece. = = = = The Socratic Method, the teacher asks a question,which makes students draw conclusions, today this is usually called The Scientific Method. Emily =

= -At the age of 6 or 7 young boys went to school. This is very similar to our schools as we start school at that age as well. = = -Ancient Greeks have influenced the way we live in the areas of math and science. In modern day culture we use maths and science everyday for teaching and learning to do everyday things. = = Georgia =

Many of the Ancient Greeks beliefs, sports, arts and medical treatments have made contributions to Australia and other current civilization and still exist today example of this are the Olympics, architectural systems.- Sommer

The Ancient Greek poetry and mythology has had a major impact in our modern life, inspiring the making of many movies(Percy Jackson and the Olympians Siena
They contributed many sources to our civilization today such as their arts, food and culture.

Many famous Greeks have come from Athens, such as Pythagorus studied maths and thats where pi come from.

The Athenians believed it was important to have a strong mind and body connection.

They established the Olympic Games in honor of their god Zeus. I our current civilization we still hold the Olympic Games every four years.

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= Another greek achievement is the theatre. Plays were important in Ancient Greece and there were two types plays which were written and performed and they were comedies and tragedies. Without this greek invention the theater and movies would not exist today. = = - Rachael = The leaver and pulley was invented and today we use it today in everyday circumstances eg. The leaver and pulley are in building sites, supermarkets and and in many other work place environments. -Charlotte

When parents were old the boys would look after their parents. They taught us to look after our family and create places to look after them (nursing homes) -Charlotte

Women in Athens were taught skills they would need to run a home such as cooking and weaving. Which proves useful even today as women are still in the kitchen cooking and mothers with children Most homes had female slaves who cooked cleaned and collected fresh water every day. Today also women work in the average home more than men they still cook and clean but now men also assist when they come home. The man was in charge of the family and the house. Most men worked during the day as businessmen or farmers.Even today men are in charge of the house but now both men and women can work yet if there is a married couple the father is most likely to work while the women cared for the children.-Imogen

Aristotle He was the greatest scientist. He used logic and reason, instead of feelings of the gods. He helps scientists because he discovered a new way to view things, otherwise we would still believe in the gods and would have no logical way to view the world. Alexander the great He carried the ideas of the Greeks and their love of learning through his empire. He founded the city Alexandria, which became a center of learning in Egypt. One of his library’s collected the knowledge of the Greeks. This helps us to learn more about ancient Greece and their culture. Socrates He believed that life was not worth living unless it was studied and the truth about it found out. To solve problems in life he invented a method called the Socratic method. In our world this method is still used, mainly in the area of science. Pluto He developed the ideas of democracy. Theater Theater was a big achievement of the ancient Greeks. They conducted plays which express their values. The same thing is done in western civilization today. Academics In astronomy the ancient Greeks calculated the true size of the earth. They developed the ideas of atoms and that the sun is 300 times larger then the earth. These help modern day astronomers and enforce our view on the world. The Greeks calculated the value of pi, which helps in many calculations we use in mathematics today. A Greek man wrote the first book of elements which helps modern day scientists to formulate medicines and other things. - Michaela Greeff

Democritus, introduced the idea of atoms.and now we know that there are atoms all around us.we also use atoms to create nuclear bombs and nuclear energy- Will

How do the people of ancient Greece still influenced the world?

In ancient times, wealthy people decorated their floors and walls with colourful tiles. This is still apparent in today’s society as wealthy still adorn their homes with colourful and embroidered tiles. In some cultures, such as the Spanish, most of the houses are decorated using tiles, however the more colourful and decorative the tile the wealthier they are.

The women of ancient Greece stayed home and cared for the children and prepared the meals. Today many women have a family, take care of the household, and place their children in day care while they go to work. Some women may choose to stay home and care for their children and run the household whilst their husbands work.

In ancient Greece the most common pets were dogs, birds, mice and goats. Most families in today’s society could have a variety of pets including but not limited to dogs, cats, birds, mice, goats and fish.

Toys the children of ancient Greece most commonly played with were yo-yo’s, rattles and terra-cotta dolls. These toys are still played with by children today however modern technology has been influential in giving these toys a modern day twist.

Ashleigh