DBQ Essay
The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected the western civilizations math, government, sports, and medicine. They affected the western civilization in a big way. We even use some of these contributions today.
A way that the ancient Greeks contributed to our government is that Greece had the first known democracy. As seen in document 3 Pericles had a lot to do with democracy. Pericles had three main goals, to Strengthen Democracy, Hold strength in the empire, and to glorify Athens. Pericles said that he wanted all people to have an equal opportunity to serve the public. This period in time was known as the city’s “Golden age”. To strengthen democracy, Pericles increased the number of paid public officials. He also improved laws to be more equal to everyone. Due to democracy citizens were given freedom of speech and a voice in making laws. He let common people not just the rich participate in the government. Arts and sciences flourished, and manufacturing and trade continued to grow. …show more content…
Socrates was famous for questioning about life. He once said an “unexamined life is not worth living” as seen in document 1. This quote brings about many questions and possibilities about what life is and how it is cherished. Plato is the student of Socrates. He emphasized the importance of reason. The republic was written by Plato that describes the ideal state. As seen in document 2 Aristotle is known for believing that if people study life they will understand it more. Philosophers today still study, and get ideas from many of Ancient philosopher's