Recovery of Greece: 8th Century BCE

Growth in population, revival of reading and writing, first Olympic games.
Olympic Games in 776 BCE were held in Athens.
Athens becomes a cultural center…
1. This is the time of the playwrights Sophocles and Euripides, and Homer.
2. Socrates & Plato formulate ideas about society and philosophy.
3. There is a new cultural emphasis on physical fitness and mental sharpness.