WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the height of the Greek civilization, Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean. It was then imitated by the Ancient Romans. After the Middle Ages, the European Renaissance brought back many aspects of the Greek culture. As a result, we see the affects of Ancient Greece throughout the world today.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most obvious aspects of the Greek culture that the Romans appropriated was their religion, adopting and renaming many of the Hellenic gods and keeping the many myths surrounding them. Along with this, the Romans adopted Greek architectural and artistic styling.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Byzantine Empire inherited Classical Greek culture directly, without Latin intermediation, and the preservation of classical Greek learning in medieval Byzantine tradition exerted strong influence on the Slavs and later on the Islamic Golden Age and the Western European Renaissance.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Early Romans and Their Neighbors Over time, the Romans borrowed many ideas and skills from their neighbors. Two groups who greatly influenced Roman culture were the Etruscans and the Greeks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Much of Roman culture was based on the Greeks, but as they grew they began to develop their own. Roman culture can be seen in their art, literature, and the architectural history where they conducted sports and games to entertain their citizens. Romans began writing literature as early as the 3rd century BCE.