Ancient Greece

What is meant by the statement, "Ancient Greece is often referred to as the cradle of western civilization"? Give three examples of how Greek civilization shaped western society.
The reason that the Greeks are often called the cradle of western civilization is because many of the things that western civilizations value and use to this day were created by the Greeks. One example would be that western nations use democracy. Democracy was undoubtedly created by the Greeks because they wanted to spread power equally among themselves rather than being ruled by a king. We owe a lot of ou…