There were other civilizations before Greek, however no such civilization contributed as much as Greek civilization did. ... The trading system was very good for Greece. ... There were great developments in the field of mathematics and medicine. ... Many scientific ideas were first discovered in Greek times, and the alphabet we use was based on the Greek alphabet. ... The Greeks were also interested in architecture of Greece and Greek colonies. ...

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The earliest period of Greek civilization was referred to as "Mycenaean," the reason being the mythical king of Mycenae was supposed to have been the leader of the Greek forces. ... By the 13th century B.C. however, Mycenaean Greece was showing sign of serious trouble and by 11th, the Mycenaean culture was ending, and the Greek world was a new period in history. ... The Greeks invented democracy and the modern alphabet, and laid foundations of mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, and medicine. At economical point of view, the Greeks were predominantly traders. ... Overall, the Greek&#...

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(Payne 247) The Ancient Greek style of architecture can be clearly seen in the Roman arches that they constructed with significance placed on key elements. ... (Vadnal 2) The temples were mainly built using Greek designs but the Romans changed the proportions to ones that better fit their needs. ... Gradients are still used today in physics and mathematics. ... Though many of the ideas came from earlier minds such as the Greeks, Babylonians, Persians, and Egyptians, the Romans took the engineering and architecture to greater levels of magnificence. ...

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In all of their history, no great names in science or mathematics beckon to us from across the ages as those of their military geniuses or literary greats do. ... Imaginations exploded once freed from customs and brought about an architectural rebirth that was inspired by Greece. ...

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