The Importance Of Ancient Greece's Influence On The World

The influence of the Greeks has greatly impacted the world. Present day humans still use the same ideas the Greeks had during their time. America was greatly inspired to incorporate their existence into our government, buildings, literature, and even thinking! Some of the biggest ideas the United States used from the Greeks are the city-states, the famous Apology, and the great Parthenon. It is amazing that a civilization impacted so many and ended around 338 B.C.E. I will explain how ancient Greece had influence on the world today and point out if this city never prospered like it did, the world would not be developed as it is today. A major component of Greek civilization was city-states. There were two major city-states called Athens and Sparta. Athens thrived in naval power. It was a very urban place and in this city-state there was a democratic government. Even though Athens focused on its people’s needs, only male …show more content…
The Parthenon influenced present day buildings to be shaped to express feeling they want conveyed when it is seen. The buildings that want to show power and wealth seem to show a lot of the features of the Parthenon. Such as banks, business’, government buildings, museums and many more. They are seen all throughout the world. This huge imprint was quite pricey during it’s time but it is hard to calculate exactly how much the Parthenon was. It was rounded today that the rock and construction of it was over 100 million dollars. It was said to publically funded by the people of Athens during it’s time; however, today Greece is on the verge of bankruptcy and the construction to rebuild the structure is hard to follow through. Despite what is left of the Parthenon, it still has influenced a lot with half of the structure gone. If something such as a certain way a structure looks influences the world, that has to mean something about how influential the Greeks