Are Greeks important

Answer 1

The importance is how things came to be, and MANY other reasons, but mostly how things came to be and why things happen. Greek mythology was mankind's way of describing events in their lives according to their culture and beliefs.

Answer 2

As one of Europe's early major civilizations, much of what we are today came from them. They are the basis of the idea of Democracy, established the the Olympic Games, created the basic forms the Roman alphabet is based on, gave us innumerable mathematic advances (including the pythagorean theorum, and Archmedes' Screw), not to mention creating the zodiac and constellations we use in Western Civilization.

The Greeks were the foundation of Roman society. They perfected the columnade, the arch and arcade, and were responsible for 5 of the 7 wonders of the world (specifically, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria).

It should also be noted that most medical terminology is either greek or latin (cardiac, pulmonary, rhinoplasty, laryngitis, Optometry, etc). Without the Greeks there would be no Romeo and Juliet, no winged sandals and no Nike.