GREEK

CIVILIZATION
Presented By GROUP 3
 GREEK CIVILIZATION
Greece is an archipelago in the southeastern part
of the Europe. Known as the birthplace of
western philosophy, some of the major
achievements of the Greeks include in-depth
works on philosophy and mathematics. More
than coliseums and the Olympics, the Greek
Civilization has contributed much to the world
especially in the fields of science and techology.
 ALARM CLOCK
• One of the most utilized gadgets today that was invented by the
ancient Greeks is the Alarm Clock. Although the alarm clock
during that time did not resemble the present-day alarm clock,
the purpose was just the same - to tell an individual when to stop
or when to start.
• The ancient Greek's alarm clock use large complicated
mechanisms to time the alarm. They made use of water
(or sometimes small stones or sand) that dropped into
drums which sounded the alarm.
ALARM
CLOCK
 WATER MILL
Watermills was also considered as one of the most
important contributions of the Greek Civilization
to the world. They were commonly used in
agricultural processes like milling of grains which
was a necessary form of food processing during
that time. Because milling was made possible by
the use of watermills, the mass production of rice,
cereals, flours, and the like become common.
 ROMAN CIVILIZATION
The Roman Empire was perceived to be the strongest
political and social entity in the west. It was considered
to be the cradle of politics and governance during that
period. Because the Roman Empire was so large, other
civilizations looked up to it as their model in the terms
of legislation and codified laws. Aside from their
contribution in politics, a lot of discoveries and
inventions still relevant today can be attributed to the
Roman Empire.
 NEWSPAPER
One of the major contributions of the Romans is the
newspaper. The first newspapers, known as "Gazettes",
contained announcements of the Roman Empire to the people.
Made before the invention of paper, these gazettes were
engraved in metal or stone tablets and then publicly
displayed. When paper was invented, it became easier for the
Romans to "publish" matters that needed the attention of the
Roman citizens. In fact, with the advent of paper, minutes of
the proceedings of the Roman senate were done in shorthand.
 NEWS
PAPER
 BOUND BOOKS OR CODEX
.
• With the invention of paper, it became
easier for civilizations to write down
everything that happened in their time.
Record-keeping was much easier since
paper did not easily break, was
lightweight, and did not occupy much
space.
• As a result, civilizations became fond
of record-keeping especially
documenting historical events and
newly legislated laws.
• According to source, Julius Caesar
started the tradition of stacking up
papyrus to form pages of a book.
Later on, they were able to provide
covers, to protect the papyrus.
• The ancient Roman empire
produced the first books or
codex using animal skin covers,
replacing wax-based covers
with stronger, longer-lasting
animal skin.
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BOOKS
OR
CODEX
 ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
• Is one of the most visual
contributions of the ancient Roman
Empire to the world. Roman
Architecture was considered a
continuation of Greek Architecture,
hence, the resemblance.
• The Roman were also able to
creatively redesign old
architectural patterns to adapt to
the new trends at that time.
• The development in the field of
engineering and architecture was
fully supported and funded by the
Roman government so they were
able to implement major projects
such as large churches (Cathedrals
and basilicas), aqueducts.
coliseums, amphitheater, and even
residential houses.
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ARCHITECTURE
 ROMAN NUMERALS
Although other Since the Roman
Although the Roman
number system had Empire was expanding,
it had to deal with many
numeral is no longer
already been widely used today due
established before the nations to maintain its
power. For this reason, to its inherent
Roman numeral, this limitations, quite a
the Romans devised
old system could not number of enthusaists
their own number
keep up with high system specifically to would still use it over
calculation address the need for a other more popular
requirements due to standard counting number systems,
the increasing rate of method that would meet like the Hindu-Arabic
communication and their increasing system, due to its
trade among nations. communication and aesthetic and historical
trade concerns.
value.
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NUMERALS
 CHINESE CIVILIZATION
• The Chinese Civilization is considered to be the oldest civilization
in Asia, if not the world. Also known as the middle kingdom,
China is located on the far east of Asia. It was famous among other
ancient civilization because of its silk trade. Not a great amount
was written about ancient China partly due to its distance from the
others civilization.
• Not a great amount was written about ancient China partly due to its
distance from the others civilization. Despite its less popular status
among the early civilization, one cannot discredit the significant
contributions of Chinese Civilization to the world.
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