Greek Cultural Contribuions
Anthony Thomas Costilla
Architecture
Greek architecture is known for its columns. there are three types of columns. Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. Other types of Greek art include pottery, sculptors and paintings. Every city-state had a temples that was dedicated to a specific God. they want to there to worship and sacrifices. Some leaders like Pericles and Alexander the Great spread the Greek architecture throughout Europe .
We see Greek influence in architecture today in important
We see these in the White House and Capital buildings.
Government
Sports
The people who could play the sports were free men who spoke Greek. The sports they played were Long Jump Short Put, Javelin, Boxing, Wrestling, Horse Racing, and Discus. The people that watched the sports were unmarried women and Government Officials and Kings and Greek man also gods. The sports started to please the Gods or honor the Gods. If a person win a game he will get a year of free meals. Also build statures of them. Which will have parades for them. The great Olympics came from Greek.
Mythology
Philosophy
The Greeks write The Repubic from Plato. The Greeks Government were scared of the Philosophers because they would question the Greeks Government. The Greeks Philosophers would try to answer questions about what is live. Also what is Government. The Greeks had Doctors that would try to find medicines for Greek people.
The Ancient Greeks Doctors had oaths that stated they had to do every thing in there power to care there patients and to make it a secret and make it a province. Still to this day the Americans Doctors have to say this Oath to become a Doctor.