1. Much of the ancient Greek civilization has survived either directly or through permutations to our day. 2. The ancient Greek dialects are not influential even to this day with much Greek vocabulary embedded in the Modern Greek and English languages. 3. The art and architecture of ancient Greece has remained relevant and influential up to our time in the breadth of western .4. The much-celebrated Renaissance was guided in small the part by re-discovery of the ancient Greek ideas through only text.