The Classical World

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contributes greatly to the field of science. The principle
states that "a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal the weight
of the fluid displaced by the body."2 The Archimedes Principle influenced the
development of the boat and submarine. The Classical World also contributed to
the field of literature.
Literature has come a long way from the Classical World since its
development by many authors and playwrights of this time period. Homer, author
of The Iliad and The Odyssey, affected prose and poetry through his writing of
Homeric poems. Sophocles, a playwright, "presented many changes in Greek
Drama."3 These changes led to the development of more actors in a play and the
addition of more scenery. Accordingly, these changes have influenced modern day
movies in that they have more actors. Since the Classical World contributed to
the fields of science and literature, it also helped develop the fields of
ethics.
The standards, values, and principles of ...

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