The 8th century between 800 and 700 BCE there began to be momentous changes. Crop yields improved, the population of Greece almost doubled during that 100 year span. As the population increased, people moved to areas of higher and higher population density. Urbanization led to the formation of the first palaces.
In this episode we begin a series on the beginnings of "Western" thought and science. We start with the catastrophy of the Mycenean Collapse, the Greek Dark Ages, and the Archaic Age, then continue with a discussion of Miletus and its most revered citizen, Thales. Thales has left his mark on the planet with his work. As a brilliant sage whose ideas were the beginnings of science, he helped set a trajectory for all future generations of philosophers and scientists.
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