After learning more about the Classical Period and listening to lectures about the many developments made in its time, I believe that population growth was the most important development of the Classical Period. The Classical Period has been given this name because it is looked back in history as an all-around good and successful period in time. Why was it such an abundant time though? It was defiantly not due to the technological advancements, considering there were barley any made. I believe the secret to the Classical Period’s time of prosperity was due to the growth in population. Neil Diamond said that a big reason for the unfairness in terms of development around the world is due to the fact that some regions have bigger populations than others. This leaves opportunities for other people in that region to have time to work on technological advancements. This theory also applies to the Classical Period situation. With a bigger population there was enough people to become acquainted in different professions, such as merchants. With a larger population, the world began to experience trade. New ideas were brought from the Far East to the far West on roads such as the Silk Road or Roman roads. Larger Populations meant larger armies, the military is what lead to major roads being built and these roads are what merchants used to travel on. In conclusion without the surge of population growth, the Classical Period would not have been worthy of such a name.