Original sentence: Historically the term Greek Orthodox has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches, since the word "Greek" in the phrase "Greek Orthodox" can be used to refer to the Greek heritage of the Byzantine Empire since during 8 centuries of Christian history most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the Christian church took place within the Empire or in the area of its influence, thus, most parts of the liturgy, traditions, and practices of the church of Constantinople were adopted by all and still provide the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy
Edited sentence: Historically the term Greek Orthodox has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches, since the word "Greek" in the phrase "Greek Orthodox" can be used to refer to the Greek heritage of the Byzantine Empire since the Eastern churches have most of their intellectual, cultural, and social inspirations from the Empire or in the area of its influence, thus, most parts of the liturgy, traditions, and practices of the church of Constantinople were adopted by all and still provide the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy