WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to one estimate, more than 150, 000 words of English are derived from Greek words. These include technical and scientific terms but also more common words like those above. Words that starts with ‘ph-’ are usually of Greek origin, for example: philosophy, physical, photo, phrase, philanthropy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Greeks pioneered, developed, and in fact, named many familiar genre of World literature: epic, lyric, and pastoral poetry, tragic and comic drama, prose history, philosophy, and the novel all have deep roots in the literature of ancient Greece.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solon (in 594 BC), Cleisthenes (in 508–07 BC), and Ephialtes (in 462 BC) contributed to the development of Athenian democracy. Cleisthenes broke up the unlimited power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived, rather than on their wealth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Western Philosophy. Socrates. Olympics. The Olympic games first began on the island of “Pelops” in the western Peloponnese in 776 BCE. Marathon. Alarm Clock. Umbrellas. Cartography (Maps) Western Theater (Drama)