Women and slaves had no political rights, even in the democracies. ... The term, philosophy, was invented by the Greek people like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Thucydides, Herodotus and Pythagoras. ... Aristotle discovered many things in science and biology. ... Philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle made their contributions for which they are famous even today. ... Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This was a big step for women in this time. ... Most Greek women, however, did not get an education. The famous philosopher Aristotle said; "between the sexes; the male is by nature superior and the female inferior, the male ruler and the female subject."... Most of theses women were foreigners or non-Athenian Greeks. ... This was not an academic education for the women or the men. ...

• Word Count: 2160
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

With minds like Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Greece would use its government to expand its intelligential ideas of economy and wealth. ... Women considered citizens and were able to own land and go to court over land, but women did have much more limited rights than the men did. ... With people such as Homer, Plato, Sacrates, Aristotle, and many other people, Greece was able to evolve through knowledge. ...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Because of this separation, Spartan women had greater freedom of movement and greater power in the household than was common for women elsewhere in Greece (page 102)." The Greeks took the education of their women very seriously. ... The Spartan women were subjected to grueling physical activity in hope that they would produce a better male. ... This allowed philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to undermine the government, which created an instability among the city. ... Men went through rigorous military training, while women enjoyed more freedoms. ...

• Word Count: 1466
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The ancient Greeks had a huge impact on western civilization. They have made major contributions to the world. They have done this through politics/democracy, the arts, literature, philosophy, science/math and war/military. To this day we see many of their practices still in us. Many countries ...

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• Grade Level: High School