The ancient Greeks were excellent architects and engineers. They built some of the most beautiful temples and buildings in history. Their architecture was inspired by nature and they used natural materials such as stone, marble or wood to make their buildings stand out from any other civilization at that time.
The ancient Greeks were also great mathematicians and scientists who contributed greatly to mathematics with their work on geometry and trigonometry. They also worked hard to understand how things worked around them using theories like gravity and light waves which we still use today in our daily lives in science laboratories around the world.
The ancient Greeks were responsible for many major inventions and discoveries. The most notable are:
In literature, they developed epic poetry, tragedy, comedy, and satire. One notable author is Homer, who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey. These books are considered to be two of the greatest works ever written by any civilization.
In art, they developed sculpture and painting as separate disciplines. Sculpture was used to create religious art while painting was used to create portraits or other images of everyday life.
In philosophy, they developed a sophisticated understanding of logic and reasoning that would later influence Western science as well as Eastern thought (including Hinduism). They also developed the earliest known system of democracy (democracy is a form of government in which citizens rule directly through votes).
