the ancient greeks'
The hieroglyphic characters (or some of them) were adopted by ancient Semites, who passed them on to the Phoenicians, who gave them to the Greeks, who gave them to the Romans, who gave them to us. Over the millennia they have changed shape but it is possible to trace their descent.
Not a city - the Plain of Marathon.
They gave them the alphabet which has been the basis for written communication passed on to the Greeks, Romans and to us today.
*Ancient greece gave us a democracy * Ancient greece gave use the hippocratic vote *They gave us the Olympic games
Democracy and some forms of architecture
Not the Greeks, but the Greek city-states of Athens and Plataea, The battle in 490 BCE was on the plain of Marathon (not a city) 26 miles north of Athens.
The Greeks developed math, science, philosophy, schools and it is the foundation of the western world. It gave us art, music, and government. They knew that the world was round and had figured out many other things. The Ancient Greeks are like the foundation of a house because without them there would no western world.
athletics
Greek theater has given us many things, and admittedly boredom was one of them. Greek shows went on for hours without stopping but it influenced the world around us now. It influenced stand-up comedy, the art of standing up alone in front of an audience was first done by the Greeks. Theater in genral. Greeks gave us audiences and acting with others on stage.
we use some of their words styles etc.
The Greeks developed math, science, philosophy, schools and it is the foundation of the western world. It gave us art, music, and government. They knew that the world was round and had figured out many other things. The Ancient Greeks are like the foundation of a house because without them there would no western world.