Monday, March 30, 2009

Ancient Greece



Research, and find items and customs we still use from ancient Greece. You may use your reading book.

3 comments:

quanronim said...

The civilization of the ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts.

Ancient Greece mathematics contributed many important developments in the history of mathematics, including the basic rules of geometry, the idea of formal mathematical proof, and discoveries in number theory, mathematical analysis, applied mathematics, and approached close to establishing integral calculus. The discoveries of several Greek mathematicians, including Pythagoras and Euclid, are still used in basic mathematical teaching.

The Greeks developed astronomy, which they treated as a branch of mathematics, to a highly sophisticated level. The first geometrical, three-dimensional models to explain the apparent motion of the planets were developed in the 4th century BC by Eudoxus of Cnidus and Callippus of Cyzicus. Their younger contemporary Heraclides Ponticus proposed that the Earth rotates around its axis. In the 3rd century BC Aristarchus of Samos was the first to suggest a heliocentric system, although only fragmentary descriptions of his idea survive. Eratosthenes, using the angles of shadows created at widely-separated regions, estimated the circumference of the Earth with great accuracy. In the 2nd century BCHipparchus of Nicea made a number of contributions, including the first measurement of precession and the compilation of the first star catalog in which he proposed our modern system of apparent magnitudes.

The Ancient Greeks also made important discoveries in the medical field. Hippocrates was an physician of the Classical period, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the "father of medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic school of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy), thus making medicine a profession.so what you think

Allison R. Moore said...

In the most incredible ways that you could ever imagine.

Philosophy : Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are still quoted today
Architecture : Classical architecture that still influences us today
Science : Archimedes lives on with his Archimedean screw and displacement theory amongst much more
Politics : The foundations of democracy and the electoral system
Warfare : The strict regime of the Spartans
Mythology : The stories of Homer are still famous today
Literature : Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides set the basic rules of drama and literature still used today

The Romans absorbed much of what the Greeks had originated, added their own spin and introduced it to the rest of Europe.

Cheyenne said...

The civilization of the ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts.

Ancient Greece mathematics contributed many important developments in the history of mathematics, including the basic rules of geometry, the idea of formal mathematical proof, and discoveries in number theory, mathematical analysis, applied mathematics, and approached close to establishing integral calculus. The discoveries of several Greek mathematicians, including Pythagoras and Euclid, are still used in basic mathematical teaching.