Why did ancient Greek culture become the cornerstone of modern European civilization?

In the history of European development, ancient Greek culture was the cornerstone of European civilization, especially in the 5th and 6th centuries BC, when it entered a period of cultural prosperity, which had a great influence on later Europe. Mainly because the development of ancient Greece at that time was the most prosperous, and the rapid development of material also promoted the development of civilization, so the economic development of ancient Greece at that time was the fastest and the most prosperous, so civilization was so prosperous. Moreover, Greece at that time was also the frontier of European civilization, so it became the cornerstone of European civilization.

At that time, Greece was located in the Greek peninsula in the middle of the Mediterranean plate. Thanks to a large number of marine genes, Greece has successfully become a well-deserved trade center in the eastern Mediterranean civilization circle. Greece, by virtue of its geographical position as a trade center, has successfully become the biggest commercial profiter in this civilized circle. When Greece has accumulated to a certain extent, it will reverse penetrate into the areas suitable for development along the eastern Mediterranean coast by virtue of its hard power and superior central geographical location.

Greece gradually improved the local development level by establishing colonies and seizing political jurisdiction, and fed back the development income to Greece to the greatest extent. Under the long-term effect of this model, the scale of Greek civilization has been expanded, the quality of civilization has been improved, and on this basis, brilliant ancient Greek civilization has been bred.

Moreover, we have to say that the development of Greek civilization is very good. In ancient Greece, there were a group of smart people who helped Greece create and spread civilization, so their existence also contributed to the better development of Greece. Because Greece was basically the most powerful force in Europe at that time, and it developed well in all aspects. So Greece gradually developed and became the founder of European civilization.