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Greek accomplishments! By Sidra sanders!! (Theater (The word Theater comes…
Greek accomplishments! By Sidra sanders!!
Architecture
They had temples to honer the gods and they made pottery and Sculptures for people and the gods and godesses.
The greeks invented ways of buildings structures we still use today, like the sola and they decorated there creations with friezes, that are detailed and beautiful.
Philosophy
The philosophers in Greece where like kings and because they knew what was right and wrong and had wisdom.
The greek philosopher Socrates.
The Greek philosopher Socrates was forced to drink poison for questioning people and what they believed in.
Theater
The word Theater comes from the greek word that means "a viewing place." They made the plays fun by lifting actors off the ground and making drama.
The greeks preformed myths and story of the gods. They had three genres: Satyr plays, Comedies, and Tragedies.
Sports
In Olympia they held a festival like the Olympics from 776 B.C. to 391 A.D. to honoring the greek gods like zeus and compete in sports and talents..
Some of the competitions where running, singing, resiling, Javelin throughing, and Jumping. They where awarded if they won.
Government
The Greeks where the people who invented democracy, sort of the same sort of government we still use today in u.s.a !
In Athens People voted on every single issue which is a lot!
Literature & History
Our language today, English has punctuation words and spelling that is based on Greek writing.
Thucydides was one famous Greek historical writer that wrote about the war between Sparta and Athens. Also other historical events.
Astronomy
The scientist Hipparchus named and studied more than 850 stars.He also found out the approximate distant between earth from the moon and the sun.His ideas later helped scientist to find out more about the eclipses of the moon.
All Greek civilizations where fascinated and observed the Sun, moon, and stars. A Greek Astronomer named Aristarchus was the first to suggest the earth spins on an axis and is round.
Math & Biology
The Greeks liked Geometry and body structure. Sciences studied them.
They names plants and there parts also used there geometry in there buildings.
