The ancient Greeks had profound attainments in philosophy, history, architecture, literature, drama, sculpture and many other aspects. After the destruction of ancient Greece, this cultural heritage was destructively continued by the ancient Romans, thus becoming the spiritual source of the whole western civilization.

Impact:

1. Greek classical philosophy has played an enlightening role in all kinds of materialism, idealism, dialectics and metaphysics in the West, and has never stopped influencing the establishment and development of early Christian theology, Muslim philosophy, Enlightenment, Renaissance and even modern general science in the West, laying the foundation for human understanding of nature, society and thinking.

2. Ancient Greek literature reflects people's thinking about the relationship between war and peace and between man and nature through people's thinking and exploration of the world and their reflection and expectation of real life. His literary works laid the foundation for the development of western literature as a whole, enriched the materials of western literature and created the first peak of western literature.

3. The book History by Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian, is the first comprehensive and systematic historical work of the ancient Greeks, and it has become a pioneering work of western historiography. The historical narrative form centered on historical facts founded by Herodotus laid the foundation for the historical narrative style of later generations, and it is still regarded as authentic by the west and has become a universal genre of compiling history.

4. Ancient Greek religion is closely related to ancient Greek mythology, with the characteristics of polytheism, similarity between man and god, frequent activities and political democracy. Religion in ancient Greece was not bound by the unified classical teachings, and there was no church organization and no control box for clergy. The secularization of this religion gives people considerable freedom of thought and political rights, promotes the germination of rationalism, and provides ideological and theoretical preparation for the democratic revolution in the West.

5. In science, the basic research of ancient Greek science played a fundamental role in the start and development of western science, creating brilliant scientific and technological achievements and leaving precious achievements and wealth.