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Abstract

In this project the meaning of the word giftedness will be interpreted from ancient times until modern age. Being gifted they are considered the brilliant, talented and creative people. Since their childhood these unique individuals have excellent skills which help them to be really efficient in school. These high school performances can be featured through differential educational programs. Human progress is based particularly on the creations and inventions of the brilliant people of the past. With their help the human civilization was significantly enhanced. In particular during ancient times in Athens, Plato was supporting special education for the bright and physically healthy men and women in a free Academy. On the other hand, in ancient Sparta combat skills and physical strength were considered as the ingredients of giftedness. Brilliant children's education in China based upon the westerns interpretation regarding giftedness. The main idea, which dominated during imperial China, was that the bright children had that natural charisma which originated from God. Through Tang's dynasty talented young men were receiving special education in the imperial yard and afterwards they were chosen to staff the public structure. From 14th  to 18th  century there were a lot of different opinions concerning genius children. During the Middle Ages, cleverness was considered as a mystical charisma which could not be interpreted by the human nature. On the other hand during Renaissance, geniuses were considered those who were intellectually blessed people above and beyond the normal regularity. In the Enlightment, the sense of giftedness started to include the demonstration of excellent mental or creative power which were inherited or acquired. The meaning of the term giftedness and the efforts to educate gifted students are continuously changing over the years. This historical retrospection of giftedness and educational techniques is analyzed through the examples of gifted individuals during the centuries. These people have fundamentally contributed determinately in the human civilization. There's no denying that through certain historical periods, the gifted were aided reasonably due the importance and value of special education.