Mr. Johnston came up with this gem of a statement during our class today, and I was extremely impressed because I feel it accurately defines the reason that some civilizations, such as Greece, experienced such longevity while others faded into obscurity.
Greece was an innovative, revolutionary civilization. Everything from philosophy to mathematics, from architecture to military strategies, can trace its roots back to ancient Greece, where exploration into such fields flourished. Concepts such as democracy perpetuate the Greek significance in modern day society. So omnipresent was Greek innovation that mere warfare could not conquer Greece; the civilization lives on to this day. Civilizations that are united by vicissitudes and inventions do not crumble as easily as those that have no unifying factors or lasting influence. The great ideas that civilizations such as Greece have lent the world have not died through invasions, combat, or shifts in government, proving that ideas truly cannot be killed with bullets; civilizations achieve greatness through their ideas that survived the test of time.
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