As the Greek and Roman empires arose vastly throughout Europe, new ideas that would change the way the Europe and the world would handle things were spread across the globe. Changes in governmental policies, art, and philosophy influenced European culture, inducing future cultures to model their ideas and policies after the Greeks and Romans. The expansion of these empires encouraged cultural diffusion, blending the culture of the two empires into the land it conquered. Ancient …showed first 75 words of 844 total…

…showed last 75 words of 844 total…into the neighboring areas, greatly influencing the future of European culture. As the Greek and Roman empires developed in Europe, ideas were spread that would shape future cultures around the world. Modifications in governmental policies, art, and philosophy yielded a basis for European culture and other cultures. A blending of Greek culture and Roman culture into the lands it conquered was a result of cultural diffusion due to the growth of these two vast empires.