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Ancient Greece influenced America by laying bases for philosophy, art, literature, mathematics, science, warfare, politics (democracy), architecture, engineering, and theater.
the Romans gave America roads sky scrapers they also gave us Christianity and Catholicism and the pope that's about all i know about how roman influence on America today
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∙ 12y agoAncient Greece influenced America by laying bases for philosophy, art, literature, mathematics, science, warfare, politics (democracy), architecture, engineering, and theater.
the Romans gave America roads sky scrapers they also gave us Christianity and Catholicism and the pope that's about all i know about how roman influence on America today
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How does west African music and dance influenc music today?
It shows that from the simplest form of music, a multigenre culture can be made.
With whom did Greece trade to the east What is that country called today?
The Greek traded with the Romans ~<3Kori~
Why do we study Alexander the great today?
Well, he spread Greek culture to the Romans and pretty much jumpstarted the whole civilization.
What ideas do American citizens share with early Romans?
The United States shares several ideas with the early Romans. The Romans had a Republic that was overseen by an representative government very similar to what America has today.
How did the Phoenicians influenc later peoples?
One way the Phoenicians influenced later people was through their navigational techniques. They were amazing inventors and created several devices still relied upon today by navigators. They also invented the alphabet which became the basis for the Greek and Roman alphabets, which were the basis of today's writing.
How did Roman philosophy affect today's culture?
Roman philosophy had not affected today's culture much. It is Greek philosophy which had had an impact . It also had an impact of the Romans. They followed the stoic school and the epicurean school. Both were Greek. Stoicism had some influence in the 19th century.
What do Romans eat today?
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Are today's Italians direct descendants of the Romans?
Yes, today's Italians are indeed direct descendents of the Romans. The south of Italy (including Sicily), which reatins a lot of the darker features from Semitic and Greek influences, is much closer in appearance to how the ancient Romans may have looked like, as Rome was largely a melting pot of Latin, Greek and North African mixes. Proof of this can be found in remaining Southern Italian features, such as the Roman nose and smaller height. The north of Italy has more Germanic influence and is therefore less Roman in appearance.
Why do we have a number zero?
For positional place value purposes. Consider this! The Ancient Romans didn't have a zero. It was a Greek invention which was taken up by the Arabs and is how we got the number zero today.
What did the Romans add to the greek calendar?
January and February. Traditionally, most calendars for Greek city-states had only 10 months. The names of the months weren't, however, the ones used in the West today. The names used now are Roman.
Where did the Greek live in Italy and how did they influence Roman civilization?
They established city-states on the coastline of southern Italy (eg today's Naples came from Neo Polis = New City in Greek). Many upper class Romans became enamoured of Greek culture as evidenced in their architecture and entertainments.
Did Romans have crisps?
No, not as we know them today. Potatoes were known in the world by other civilizations, but not by the Romans. In the 16th century they came to Europe.
