Title: 7 Extraordinary Things The Ancient Greeks Gave Us | Topical Magazine
Headings: 7 Extraordinary Things The Ancient Greeks Gave Us
7 Extraordinary Things The Ancient Greeks Gave Us
1. Democracy
2. Modern Philosophy
3. The Olympics
4. Modern Medicine
5. The Theatre
6. Showers
7. Alarm Clocks
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Content: It concerned a huge array of subjects, including ethics, logic, politics and aesthetics. Greek philosophy has been so influential in the West that philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once noted: “ The safest general characterisation of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato”. Originating during the 6th century BC, Greek philosophy continued throughout the Hellenistic period. It had a huge impact on Islamic philosophy, the European renaissance and Enlightenment. 3. The Olympics
Every four years the Greeks held a special sporting festival, the Olympic Games. The festival took place at Olympia, in Elis, on the Peloponnese peninsula. The Olympic Games ran from 8th Century BC to the 4th century AD. The festival inspired the modern Olympics which began in 1896.