Greece : The mother of Civilization

dionisosb

Published on Feb 19, 2013

Ελλάδα: Η μητέρα του Πολιτισμού

Greece : The mother of Civilization

The audiovisual video is dedicated to the greatest ancient civilization of our planet.

The culture that gave the light and values to future generations of people.

This is the Greek civilization.

Without the Greek civilization the modern world would be much poorer ...

Το οπτικοακουστικό είναι αφιερωμένο στο μεγαλύτερο αρχαίο πολιτισμό του πλανήτη μας.

Ο πολιτισμός που έδωσε το φως και τις αξίες για τις μελλοντικές γενιές των ανθρώπων.

Αυτός είναι ο ελληνικός πολιτισμός.

Χωρίς τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό ο σύγχρονος κόσμος θα ήταν πολύ φτωχότερος...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t-jnMNUzkg

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25 Things We Would Not Have Without Ancient Greece

list25

Published on Oct 9, 2015

When you hear the words "ancient Greece" what do you think about? Does your mind wander to the very first Olympics? Maybe it recalls the mythology of the Greek gods. It might even remind you of ancient Greece's role in the development of democracy. It's true, there are many things we would not have today if it wasn't for ancient Greece such as vending machines, classical architecture, anchors, sinks, coins and more. But even though most people are aware that many things related to Western culture originated in Greece, there’s much more associated with it than we realize. In fact, if you look around, you're bound to see or interact with something that has its roots in ancient Greece. Take a look for yourself with these 25 Things We Would Not Have Without Ancient Greece.

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Thanks to the Greeks we have this:

Urban Planning

Watermill

Heliocentrism

Plumbing

Odometer

Maps

Lighthouses

Crane

Coins

Clock Towers (and Weather Station)

Central Heating

Sinks

Anchors

Showers

Automatic Doors

Alarm Clock

Flying Machine

Vending Machine

Thermometer

Classical Architecture

Theater

Robots

Western Philosophy

The First Analog Computer/Calculator

Logic

duratin 10:31 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3hMCWwuCxU

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Amazing Ways the Ancient Greeks Influence Our Lives Today!

Pablito's Way

Published on Apr 28, 2017

Can you believe that an ancient society from such a long time ago still influence us so much today?! Find out all the amazing ways the ancient Greeks influence our lives today!

Here’s how the Ancient Greeks shaped our lives today with some of their inventions!

10 – Alphabets Did you know that we have the Ancient Greeks to thank for the form of different alphabets we use today? Even the word alphabet itself comes from the first two letters of their alphabet – alpha and beta. Although the ancient greeks derived their alphabet from the Phoenician one, theirs was the first alphabet ever that had different letters for both vowels and consonants. Before that, alphabets only had letters for consonants, which isn’t as fun as it might sound to some. The creation of the Greek alphabet inspired the creation of many other alphabets still used today.

Of course, languages have evolved and will keep on evolving with time, but the original idea of writing down vowels and consonants hasn’t changed much – which is exactly how we write today. Well, not everyone. You should see how some of my friends text. Sigh.

9 – The shower When I think about hygiene habits of ancient civilizations, I think about soaking in a big tub or maybe a river once in a while or hmm… maybe not soaking at all?! However, it turns out that people in ancient times liked feeling clean as much as we do today. Apparently, standing under waterfalls and washing yourself that way was a major thing back then, which inspired the Ancient Greeks to create showers. Wanting to replicate that waterfall effect many enjoyed, the ancient Greeks came up with this genius idea of using their aqueducts and sewage systems and making their own showers. They first implemented the shower in common areas such as in Gymnasiums or public baths, but later on, they started implementing showers in private houses as well!

Now if you’re thinking something along the lines of manually pouring water from big containers or something, let me stop you right there. They actually had real showers, with pumps to bring water in, shower heads mounted higher on the walls, and sewage systems sophisticated enough to let the dirty water out. I’m definitely happy that we have showers in our lifetime, or else things….pretty much would suck big dirty balls…..!!!

8 – Maps Maps have come quite the long way today with the help of GPS and satellite use, meaning that the chances of you getting lost somewhere are minimal. However, have you ever thought about who thought about using maps first? Do I really even need to say this? Yep, it was the ancient Greeks you can thank for coming up with the first maps. Since they did like to make their lives simpler, it’s no wonder they were the first ones to create detailed maps – Anaximander was the one who brought the latitude and longitude into use. He started drawing detailed maps based on latitude and longitude, which of course, meant each thing was shown with its exact location. Anaximander was the first ancient Greek to draw a map of the known world, thus he’s considered by many to be the first mapmaker. The creation of maps greatly influenced the development of astronomy and geography. Before all that, maps were just a bunch of poorly drawn pictures or written instructions. “turn left and keep going, then turn right when you see a large tree on the road” just isn’t quite as helpful as actually seeing where you’ll be headed.

7 – The odometer An odometer is a digital instrument that measures distance in any vehicle, such as in cars or bikes. Did you think you have to thank modern technology for it? Yeah, maybe for the digital ones – but the first odometers ever, which were mechanical, were invented in Ancient Greece.

duration 13:52 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmLIepQPqas

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Ancient Greek influence all over the world

Panosthessgr

Published on Nov 5, 2007

In 1987 the University of Haidelberg published a book with the tittle:" Greek lingustic elements in the Polynesian languages - Greek Pacific" Writer was the German Nors.S.Josephson, who insists that there are more than 1000 Greek words in the Polynisian languages, result of influence at around 950 B.C, by.. ancient Greek coloners..Furthermore, the influence is so amazing that the way of living, the clothes, the ship constructions and the music even today, have so many similarities with the Greek. And not only in Melanesia,Polynesia but also in Easter islands .

Ίνκας και μυκηναϊκή γλώσσα

Ο καθηγητής V.F.Lopez στα τέλη του 19ου αιώνα, μελετώντας την επίσημη 'βασιλική' γλώσσα των Ίνκας διαπίστωσε εντυπωσιακές ομοιότητες με την Μυκηναϊκή γλώσσα. Στο έργο του 'Les Races Aryenes du Perou' Αναφέρεται λεπτομερώς στα στοιχεία που συγκέντρωσε.

Το 1380 μ.Χ., ανακαλύφθηκε ο λεγόμενος "χάρτης του Ζήνωνος", στον οποίο φαινόταν οι χώρες του Αρκτικού κύκλου. Μάλιστα στον ίδιο χάρτη παρουσιάζονται όρη της Γροιλανδίας, που εμείς τα ανακαλύψαμε μόλις το 1947.

Το ίδιο ισχύει και για την Ανταρκτική, όπως απέδειξε η εύρεση του χάρτη που σχεδίασε το 1737 μ.Χ. ο Γάλλος ακαδημαϊκός Φιλίπ Μπυά. Σχεδίασε ένα χάρτη ως αντίγραφο πανάρχαιων Ελληνικών χαρτών. Στον ίδιο χάρτη, η Ανταρκτική παρουσιάζεται να αποτελείται από δύο νησιά, πράγμα που ανακαλύφθηκε μόλις το 1958.

Η ανακάλυψη των χαρτών του Πιρί Ρέις δείχνει ότι οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες γνώριζαν όλο τον κόσμο.

Σημαντικό επίσης να σημειωθεί, είναι ότι οι χάρτες αυτοί έχουν σχεδιαστεί με την μέθοδο της Γεωγραφικής προβολής, που υποτίθεται ότι εφευρέθηκε τον 20ο αιώνα. Οι αποστάσεις που αναφέρονται μεταξύ Ευρώπης, Αφρικής και Αμερικής, έχουν μεγάλη ακρίβεια. Οι αποστάσεις αυτές, μετρήθηκαν τον 18ο αιώνα. Πάνω στους ίδιους χάρτες, φαίνονται οι περιοχές κάτω από το Νότιο παγωμένο Ωκεανό -όπως θα ήταν χωρίς τους πάγους-, οι οποίες ανακαλύφθηκαν τον 18ο αιώνα. Παρουσιάζουν επίσης την Ανταρκτική η οποία ανακαλύφθηκε το 1830, σημειώνοντας τα βουνά της με τα ύψη τους που ακόμα και σήμερα δεν έχουν υπολογιστεί.

duration 04:38 minutes

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