Question

Contribution of Greek and Arab scholars to the development of geography as an academic discipline

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The Greek scholars provided a framework of con­cepts and models that guided the western thinking for many centuries. Their period is known as the ‘Golden Age of Greece’.

The Greeks made tremen­dous advancements in the fields of geomorphology, climatology and oceanography. Among the ancient Greek scholars Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Era­tosthenes is the chief ones.