29 Apr 08
Originally posted by stokerDepends on your measure...for exmaple it could be argued the Arabs who gave us the numbering system that is used today from everything from accountancy to computer programes
do you think has given most to the culture of the world. Greece?
Or if you talking art, then it could be argued China as they invited paper....
30 Apr 08
Originally posted by RSMA1234this is more science than culture.
Depends on your measure...for exmaple it could be argued the Arabs who gave us the numbering system that is used today from everything from accountancy to computer programes
Or if you talking art, then it could be argued China as they invited paper....
06 May 08
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Originally posted by stokerYou can't rule out Egypt, Iraq (or Mesapotamia), China and India.
do you think has given most to the culture of the world. Greece?
If we narrow it down to "western" culture, then it might be a little easier, but that seems like a tautology because the concept of the "western" world is practically defined by the heritage of ancient greece.
Edit: The Chinese invented gunpowder, but it took our superior western intellect to come up with the idea of blowing people up with it.
06 May 08
Originally posted by RSMA1234Don't you mean India then? It's known as Arabic numerals because that's who Europeans learnt them from.
Ok....I say Arabs for the numbering system
I would say Greece/Rome. As bjohnson says, Ancient Greece has had the greatest influence on European/Western culture, especially after the Renaisance. India and China would be the other big hitters I guess.
It sepends what you mean by science/culture though of course. If you are talking technology, then you could argue the UK as the founder of the industrial revolution, or the US for the innovations that have come from the cold war and space race, or Japan in more recent times.
All cultures and countries have had an influence upon the world and it depends what aspect of life/culture/science etc. you are considering and what you consider the important elements, and where you are considering them from.