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TIMELINE ANCIENT GREECE

LIZANO REQUENA IRENE

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Ancient Greece

1150BC-800BC

490BC-334BC

3000BC-1400BC

Dark age

Classical period

Minoan civilisation

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800BC-490BC

1400BC-1150BC

334BC-30BC

Archaic period

Mycenaean civilisation

Hellenistic period

Archaic period
The polis
  • It created the Greek alphabet, the first one using letters to represent vowels and consonants
  • The polis were governed by a basileus(king) GREEK COLONISATION
  • Due to the growth of population and a shortage of agricultural products, some people emigrated and established Greek colonies in other countries.
  • Each colony was founded as an independent polis of the city of origin or metropolis

Dark Age

  • The Mycenaean civilisation fell into decline and period of crisis began
  • After the mycenaean disappaerance, there were no written records known as the Dark Age.
  • During this period, population was devided into different groups formed by a family and their slaves.
Mycenaean civilisation
  • Developed in the Peloponnese Peninsula
  • Built big palaces protected by cyclopean walls
  • They were good warriors and conquered the island of Crete
  • They incorporated the Linear B writing system
  • The most important city was Mycenaewhich gived the name to the civilistaion
  • Myth of the Torjan Famous war

Minoan civilisation

3000BC - 1400BC
  • The name refers to the mythical King Minos who was associated labyrinth and the Minotaur
  • Developed in the island of Crete.
  • Development of writing
  • Minoans built large and elaborate palaces, without walls and were decorated with paintings called frecos
  • Conquered by Mycenaeans

persian War

Peloponnesian War

Classical period

Sparta

Athens

  • It took place during the 5th century BC and the first half of the 4th century BC.
  • This era war the high point of Greek poleis
  • Athens and Sparta and the most powerfull cities
Hellenistic Period
Alexander 'The Great'
  • Alexander 'The Great' died in 323BC in Babylon at the age of 33 without having named a succesor.
  • His empire was divided into the Hellenistic kingdoms, including Greece and Egypt
  • These kingdoms had a very prosperous economy thanks to trade
  • There was a urban development, with cities like Alexandria
  • The Greek culture was spread through the Near Est and Asia
  • Rome gradually conquered the Hellenistic kingdoms
  • The last Hellenistic kingdom was Egypt, that was made into a roman province in 30 BC