They introduced us to politics, democracy, philosophy, metaphysics, literature, architecture, history, entertainment and tragedy. ... The term, philosophy, was invented by the Greek people like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Thucydides, Herodotus and Pythagoras. Philosophy means "love of wisdom". ... Aristotle discovered many things in science and biology. ... Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. ...

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In addition to their spectacular architecture, and art, the Athenians also placed great importance on literature and philosophy. ... Perhaps, the greatest achievement of Athens however, was the development of philosophy. ... The fathers of philosophy, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle emerged from Athens, and although they oftentimes did not find the "correct" answer, they asked the correct questions, opening the doors for higher understanding of the worlds and one's place in it. Philosophy in Athens laid the foundation for the modern disciplines of history, political science, and b...

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As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time, that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation, but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common lan...

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1. 60 million years ago, the age of giant reptiles came to an end. Dinosaurs ruled the earth, while mammals were not able to evolve because they could never challenge the dinosaurs. Then, a comet hit the earth and the dinosaurs disappeared. Mammals, including primates, were then able to evolve. Over 5 million years ago, primates walked on all fours. ...

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With minds like Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Greece would use its government to expand its intelligential ideas of economy and wealth. ... With people such as Homer, Plato, Sacrates, Aristotle, and many other people, Greece was able to evolve through knowledge. Philosophy, Science, Language, and Math were all important to the Grecian Society and was a key to development of man kind. ...

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They have done this through politics/democracy, the arts, literature, philosophy, science/math and war/military. ... Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. ...

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Athenian men spent time away discussing politics and philosophy, but when they went home they expected obedience from their wives. ... 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."...

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