Cultural Connection III:

The Philosophers of the AgoraHellenic 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

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

Athens

• 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 AristotleThales of Miletus

Hippocrates

Sophocles Aristophanes