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Some technological inventions that we credit to the Ancient Greeks include the screw, water organ, torsion catapult, water clock and rotary mills. Most of this was developed during the 5th century BC. The Greeks also introduced the idea of a democratic government which they called "demokratia" (meaning "rule by the people"), the Olympic games and the Hippocratic Oath taken by medical professionals.

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