TIMELINE ANCIENT GREECE

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