Part 1 of Essay
The Greeks have contributed to Western civilization with advancements in government and philosophy. One of the most commonly used governments in the world was from Athens. The Athenians ruled themselves with a type of government called a democracy. Right now the United States is governed by a democracy but there are a f ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... is that the Athenians permitted slavery. Slavery in Athens was based on war or debts owed. Even though slavery is not permitted now it used to be. It was then based on race, which was totally unfair to the African Americans. This is just one country effected by Greek democracy. Many great philosophers that influenced European philosophers were from Greece. One example is Socrates. Socrates was one of the strongest critics of the Sophists. One reason is because he believed that definite standards did exis ....