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Greece and Rome
The impact of Greece and Rome on the world
Question | Answer |
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What did the classical age of the Greeks and Romans do for the modern western world? | Laid many of the political foundations |
What did the Athenian and Roman approach to governance allow? | A portion of the population to participate as citizens rather than simply obey as subjects |
What did the Athenian and Roman governance approach inspire? | The Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century |
What led to the emergence of modern participatory democracy? | French and English philosophers finding inspiration in the writings of the Greeks and Romans. |
What survived in Europe long after the collapse of Rome? | Roman law codes |
What served as the starting point for the development of many modern European law codes? | Roman law codes |
What was developed in Greece and further expanded upon in Rome? | Humanism and rational philosophy |
What did both Greece and Rome leave behind them? | A wide and long lived cultural legacy |
What was developed in Greece and further explored in Rome? | Humanism and rational philosophy |
What did humanism and rational philosophy serve as the foundation for? | The European Renaissance and Scientific Revolution |
What Greek and Roman discoveries made their way to the Arab world? | Science and Engineering |
Why were science and Engineering important to the Arab world? | They were key to the development of navigational technologies that spurred the Age of Exploration. |
What were the results of discoveries in Greek and Roman engineering techniques? | The construction of monumental architecture, irrigation and municipal water systems, and roads that contributed to a prosperous and cosmopolitan society. |