Fifth And Sixth Century Greek Culture Essay

In the fifth and sixth century B.C., Greek culture underwent many changes. In the sixth century, Greece was becoming a largely intellectually based community. Greek city-states in Asia Minor started discovering and sharing the hard sciences, such as physics biology and chemistry. During this time period, scientific hypotheses, now known to be correct, were just being thought of, such as water being the basic element and the ability to explain everything through math. During the fifth century, Greece was becoming a world superpower. After defeating the Persians in two separate wars, Greece became a wealthy state, known for its military. Around the time of the civil war between Athens and Sparta, Greeks in Athens started discovering and sharing