Throughout history there have been many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of architecture, art, government, religion, and sports. In this essay, it will be proven that the Greeks impacted western civilization immensely.

Greek architecture has often been seen as the ideal of artistic symmetry, grace, beauty, and strength. It has spread threw nations around the world. Just as it dominated public squares in ancient Rome, Greek architecture dominates the government buildings of Washington D.C., and many other cities around the United States. In our society, we still use Greek architecture. For example, we still use terms such as Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian order (styles of co

The Greeks thought sports and competition were very important. They believed that physical exercise and mental training were connected with each other. A contest called the Olympic games was started to honor Zeus. This competition was created in 776 B.C. and is still being used in our civilization. This contribution gives our society the biggest sporting event in the world.

Religion was an important factor for the Greeks. They believed it would make their lives better while they were living, and that the gods would take care of them when they died. The Greeks were polytheistic, they believed in many different gods and goddesses. There sense of religion contributes to our civilization by giving us another way of viewing religion. Although the Greeks never dispensed with the gods, they also stressed the

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