Essay On Ancient Greek Society

The world we live in is one based on ideas. But the concept of an original idea has faded away with time. Nowadays, it’s difficult to come up with an original idea considering the fact we have about five thousand years of recorded history predating us. Inspiration for almost every modern idea has come from works of the past. There hasn’t been a bigger source of inspiration within our history than that of the Ancient Greek Society. Their actions have left one of the biggest impacts in history on our society in everything from literature to the arts to mathematics. Some of the greatest innovations in technology, education and politics have come from the Ancient Greeks. Without their influence and presence within our history, the world as we know of it would be drastically different.

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Unknown to most, the concept of Geometry was first used and expanded immensely by the Greeks. In its primitive stages, it was used by mathematicians in order to find the height of Egyptian pyramids. Theories and methods such as Pythagorean Theorem and the method of exhaustion allowed the mathematical branch to grow which also expanded its possible number of applications. Now, the field of geometry has evolved to such a great degree that we can do everything from calculating the longest side of a right triangle to the volumes of three dimensional shapes. In today’s society, geometry is used in everything from calculating the volume of a pool of water to being used in the process of Architecture. Without that starting block that the Greeks provided us, our society would be set back by generations