What has Greece gave us?

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cafegroundzero

What has Greece given us? Given?

philosophy
history
public policy and political economy
republicanism
democracy
town meetings
alphabets and literacy
some of our words such as television, telephone, map, drama, theme, mathematics, lema, gram, etc

Oh of course mathematics and sciences and the scientific inquiry process...

Oh and cooking. Greeks were some of the first epicureans and gourmets.

chrisvoulg1

As Shelley (Great 19th century British Romantic writer and poet ) has csaid in a few words greece give us the essencial meaning of civilisation

asimenia

Basically everything!

Medicine! Democracy! Science - wayy too many. see all answers.
BTW you can keep Yianni lol

Cafegroundzero - I was dying to correct the grammar - you beat me to it!

argr3

As well as all the above that others have mentioned, it seems as though the following were omitted ...

Souvlaki
Ouzo
Retsina

rath

democracy!

Savanna

gave me a boss who "forgets" to pay me. sorry, I'm a lil mad right now since I'm still waiting for my salary for October.
but I love Greece, i have visited it more than once, Greece gave us mathematics, architecture, philosophy and a lot of other beautiful things.

emiliosailez

Your question pertains to the modern Greeks' contributions I suspect rather than the well documented and written in literally thousands of books Ancient Greeks.
Well, if you were to investigate and research the contribution of the moderns, you would find exemplars in the Arts and the Sciences as well as the business world. One area you may consider in depth would be the near monopoly of Greek businessmen in the high seas. Greeks own and control the largest merchant marine fleet in the world and hence they greatly influence all merchantile action.
If your research paper is done in English or American, may I strongly recommend that you pay closer attention to spelling and grammar. I would fail you a priori just on those matters.

cpinatsi

mathematics
geometry
science
medicine
democracy
philosophy
vocabulary
the alphabet (yes, it is a greek variation)
art
architecture
theatre
astronomy
athletism

In-Spiro

for god shake... make a research in google it will take 1 second and you will find THOUSANDS things about what Greeks had given to the world

The Mad Greek

The list would be shorter if I listed everything we Greeks did give... but here it goes...

History
biology
psychology
mathematics
geometry
science
medicine
democracy
philosophy
art
architecture
theatre
astronomy
athletism
wine
Tolerence
mythology
Language (countless of words in various languages are of Greek Orign)
coinage
Macedonian calendar
Linguistic legacy
Military role
Genetic contribution
Intellectual and religious legacy
rhetoric
economics
brandy
cheese
Money

and almost everything else

Thomas G

many wonderful business men (and woman)since the late sixties and even before. oh yeah some family values that many domestically born Americans could learn from.

billy a

they gave us

mythology!

astronomy!

philosophy!

Njordin

Go study Socrates {through the texts of his student Platon, because Socrates himself never wrote anything} and your question will be resolved :)

p.s Ancient Greece has also invented gayness :)

jtoothman25

I know this is cheap... but check this out and you'll be amazed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

kit walker

Hey Hey..Cool Down!' is that all there is'..I gave you a thumbs up on the sake of it..Don't let the dickheads get you down..that's what they like to see..Don't sweat it..You gave your opinion..and really that's all that should matter...

Is that all there is?

Could you please look for your research on older Questions and Answers here in Greece section?
If you do not find it easy then I will write you some more details.
The answer in short is: From aspirin to producing a Space ship! And with proof! Just a few? From Hydraulics to Clock mechanisms, mathematics, philosophy, sculpture, appreciation of harmony, alphabet/words/ideas, democracy?, physics, music, chemistry, medicine, biology, war tactics, jewelry and art design, architecture, boating, sports, theatre........ Some recent contributions are, the Pap Test (Papanikoloaou), the position and the magnetic fields of Greece.., Giolvas inventions (for defense like in the army and for the correction of hypotones in telephony), computer innovations, Lasik ophthalmic new methods, at least one cancer vaccine, plastic piping patents., many more and there are also many Greeks abroad, as half of the population lives abroad, who have made new processes and inventions.
If you tell us where you are from and what you are studying we can answer your question better.

ramonesrule1994

The Greeks gave us a basis for our modern civilization by implanting the first language we can understand, and paving the way for what we still use today.

I know it's not much, but you can do the research. Hope it helps!

Zorch

Yanni... But we'll gladly give him back.

biohazard

All those answers/dramatic calls addressed to â€œGreeksâ€ â€œIâ€™m doing a 10 page research paper, please helpâ€ â€¦ I wonder â€¦I just wonder. I have the same question with In-Spiro and IsThatAllThereIs (donâ€™t worry I gave you thumb up)

Could you please look for your research on older Questions and Answers here in Greece section?
Make a research in googleâ€¦ for god shake...

Yanni??... we...don't want him back...eleos

carmelo_sabato

the ancient Greeks gave everything the modern Greeks they take advantage from the ancient they use them they collect money then they give to the Greek church what an irony Ha! For the Greek GODS!

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