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A writer named Aesop, living in ancient Greece wrote made up fictional stores that taught lessons and gave advice.  The characters were normally talking animals.   One example is "The Tortoise And The Hare."  Aesop's Fables are still used today in the modern world today and some examples are "The Ant and The Grasshopper".

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In ancient times, columns were used to make buildings look bigger and have a straighter appearance. One example of an ancient Greek building with columns is the Parthenon. We still use columns today in modern times is the White House.

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This Greek contribution is a set of rules that was used to govern daily lives of the citizens living in Athens. One example of a constitution being used in modern times is the constitution of The United States.

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In ancient Greek times, the first Democracy was Athens.  In Athens all free men were eligible to participate in assemblies and juries. Back then their democracy was a direct democracy because votes and opinions were made face to face by the people. In modern times in the United States we still use a democracy but ours is a representative democracy. A representative democracy uses representatives to make decisions for the people.

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A mathematician named Euclid came up with the concepts of geometry. Geometry is shapes used to answer equations. In modern times geometry is still because it is taught in schools.

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Lyrical poetry in ancient Greece was basically song lyrics and poems. One famous poet was Homer. He wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad. Both of the poems talk about the hard times during the Trojan War.

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The first library was is Alexandria when Alexander the Great ruled his giant empire. It was used to read books about other cultures environment, fables, or poetry. Today in modern times we use libraries for the same reasons, to read books. There are many libraries including school libraries and public libraries.

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In ancient times people made philosophies to explain why things in out world happen. Back then they were based in gods and mythological creatures. Scientists today still make philosophies about our world, but now they are based more on scientific facts and historical facts and events.

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Hellenistic Culture was the blend of many cultures that spread throughout Alexander The Great's empire. It was a blend of Greek, Syrian, Persian, Egyptian, and many more. Even though it isn't called Hellenistic Culture, the United States had many cultures blended in its roots with so many people coming from all different places in the world.

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Theaters were used to show plays and stories by live people. But back then the only people that were allowed to participate in plays were men. Today in modern times theaters show plays, operas, musicals, and many more. Now all genders are allowed to preform in plays.