Cultural Connection III: The Philosophers of the Agora Hellenic Greece (800-336 B.C)

Greece The greatest scientists of the Ancient World City-States, democracy Literate Culture Grew olive trees and grapes for wine

The greatest scientists of the Ancient World

City-States, democracy

Literate Culture

Grew olive trees and grapes for wine

Corinth and Argos

Other Important Cities

Sparta Faced food shortage so invaded other city-states Had a large standing army Boys were taken from home and put in the army at a young age Almost no intellectual accomplishments

Faced food shortage so invaded other city-states

Had a large standing army

Boys were taken from home and put in the army at a young age

Almost no intellectual accomplishments

Athens Located by the sea Place of great intellectual growth Started creating Athenian olive oil and wine Athenian Agora - marketplace

Located by the sea

Place of great intellectual growth

Started creating Athenian olive oil and wine

Athenian Agora - marketplace

The Agora at Athens

Famous Athens Citizens Socrates Aristotle Thales of Miletus Hippocrates Sophocles Aristophanes