The Greeks built the temples in honor of divinities, first, they were made from wood and mud brick, those materials were ephemeral because they did not survive long. The Greeks maintained the forms of the temples but changed the materials from wood to permanent materials such as stone.
The Greeks changed the materials because from the 6th century BCE forward the City-States started to invest more resources into temple building and spent more on better materials. For example, Athens spent enormous resources to construct the Acropolis, this also aimed to make people more confident that the temples built to honor their gods surpassed anything that any other states could offer, so they always would be blessed.
The answer would be : Both countries were colonized, but the united States went on to became major imperial power, and China did not
Until today, United States is regarded as one of the most influential country in the wold while China is somehow secluded from the rest
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<span>The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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