Correct Response: B. Ancient Greek scholars developed a new approach to history that emphasized factual reporting and a critical analysis of people's actions and motives. At the same time, Greek artists and sculptors created a naturalistic style that sought to capture the beauty of the human body, and Greek philosophers introduced a form of dialogue that emphasized careful thinking and questioning. The stress that Greek thinkers placed on the use of reason also contributed to the development of systematic logic. Although ancient Egyptian (A) and Indian (D) civilizations made important intellectual contributions of their own—in engineering, religion, and mathematics, for example—they did not match Greek achievements in any of the areas listed in the box. Most Roman advances in these areas (C) were based largely on Greek models.
