"Why are the ancient Greeks important to world history? What legacies or achievements did they pass down to us today?"

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anonymous · Answer

They had the existent but non-existent Homer.
Pythagoras
Archimedes

anonymous · Answer

idk maybe....DEMOCRACY? Public education?! Stratified social hierarchy?!?!

anonymous · Answer

yeah, our society's goverment is based on what the greeks developed.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah... Ozzosk, ancient Greek societies had slaves. Is that so-called Democracy?

anonymous · Answer

well we had slaves for a while. i think what ozzosk meant was that the population had more freedom vs a monarchy. the way politics are shaped and the process that our leaders go through to make decisions on subjects is based on what the Greeks started