alleryStart learning →Which ancient Greek thinker also suggested that matter is made of tiny blocks?
ADemocritus
BArchimedes
CEuclid
DHippocrates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Democritus
Democritus, born around 470 BCE, was one of the Greeks who proposed the particle idea of matter.
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