Introduction
The Ancient Greeks have a number of inventions and discoveries accredited to them, a large amount of these inventions have contributed to the modern world and have made many influential changes to today’s society (Kolasa-Sikiaridi, 2016; BBC, n.d.). This paper seeks to answer the question: “How do Ancient Greek inventions influence day-to-day life?” by exploring these inventions and the impact they have on everyday life. A survey was conducted, and secondary research was used, including the “Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition” and Internet research.
Inventions inside the home:
Many people are unaware of where important inventions people use everyday originate. Watermills, alarm clocks, automatic doors, central heating, crane, maps, showers, vending machines, Olympics, fire extinguishers, odometers, chewing gum are just some of the inventions created by the Ancient Greeks (Kolasa-Sikiaridi, 2016; ‘Series 1, Episode 12’, 2009). A
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Most established Ancient Greek cities were equipped with aqueducts that moved water from its source into homes and public buildings, this made it easier for people to bathe (Gainsborough Showers, 2013). They also realised that when water is poured over the body, it is much easier to get clean (Greek Boston, n.d.; Bruns, 2012; The Ancient Standard, 2016; Gainsborough Showers, 2013). These two points helped lead to the invention of t he shower. Early Greek showers were very simple and they were largely used in public bathing facilities that the whole population had access to, and they became an important part of these bathhouses. Water was pumped into these facilities through the aqueduct system and then brought into the building through a series of pipes. Some of the pipes were installed higher up, and people would stand under the falling water as they bathed (Greek Boston, n.d.; The Ancient Standard, 2016; Gainsborough Showers,
The availability of clean water was a key concern of the Aztec community in order to complete activities such as cooking and bathing. In order to provide portable water, the Aztecs used clay conduits to deliver water
They had built latrines and bath houses. With the Romans having latrines and bath houses this meant they could regularly take showers, which would keep them clean. Also having latrines meant that the public did not have dispose their waste never their houses or where they kept the drinking water, which meant they were hygienic. The Romans had also built aqueducts for clean water to get to different parts of the country. The rich got clean water straight to their houses through lead pipe.
Grecian architecture formed its own conventions in the ancient world, buildings in Greece were built with meticulous mathematic design. Great buildings were believed to be symmetrical, and perfectly proportioned [Document 7]. Another prominent aspect of ancient Greek architecture is the extensive use of columns. There were three basic types used, Doric which were plain capitals, ionic in which the capitals were fashioned after ram’s horns, and Corinthian which were made to mirror acanthus leaves.
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One thing that I looked at for inspiration for my project was the not only the technology produce in recent memory, I also looked at the innovations of one of the greatest empires to have ever existed –the Roman Empire-. I took heavy influenc...
Since the Romans or any other society at the time for that matter had not known about ailments or cleanliness, many of the Romans had died of malaria, bubonic plague and lead poisoning as their pipes were made of lead, and they lived in very dense crowds and were not clean. The baths in the Roman Empire were a cesspool for spreading disease, thus anyone could go in them healthy or not, and so it was the opportune place to contract terrible ailments. This was such a problem that one of their invaders: Attila the Hun refused to actually invade the city of Rome, to avoid the
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