Ancient Greece Timeline
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Neolithic: In this era of time, the Greeks started to develop stone tools and greater knowledge. The Neolithic time period was the last of the Stone Age, which included Mesolithic and Paleolithic.
Early Bronze: In the Early Bronze Age, colonies of 100 to 300 people started to form. The Bronze Age was given its name because of the discovery of Bronze. This metal replaced wood, stone, or bones to make sharper knives and swords because it took less labor to create. The economy in the villages thrived on agriculture, textiles, and pottery. Minoan: This time period was named after King Minos. There were many advancements in pottery through this time period. Large communities were formed. There were no evidence of landlords, kings or queens. All of the people lived in large communities that had many establishments. Mycenaean: The name of this time period comes from the city of Mycenae. In the Mycenaean period, empires started to rise. The main cities were Mycenae, Tiryns, Thebes, and Athens. Advancements in engineering and irrigation produced large bridges and walls as well as the knowledge of how to deal with crops more efficiently. This era of time was very prosperous for many groups of people, including the Mycenae, Trojans, and Greeks. This time period is more famous because of the great history of King Agamemnon and his drive to conquer the city of Troy. Dark Ages: The name fits because of the lack of progress through this time period. There is no record of what occurred through the Dark Ages and a whole civilization slowly deteriorated. The Dark Ages was a major change in social and economical aspects. In the beginning of the Dark Ages, the hierarchy system was abandoned which made the people of the land become more primitive. Although much disappeared during this time period, there was some progress. The foundation of their alphabet and basic grammar for writing were produced through this period of time. Some of their alphabet formed the English alphabet which we still learn today. Geometric: Through this period, art consisting mostly pottery, resurfaced. The name of this time period comes from the many geometric designs on pots that were produced. Not many innovations were present during this time period. The culture was based mostly on writing and art. Archaic: Through this time period there was the start of democracy. The writings which was produced in the Dark Ages were refined in the Archaic time period. After the fall of the Mycenaean civilization the people lived in small villages. These small villages started to form a great state of Greece. Classical: Through this time period, there were advancements in the military. This advancement was due to the growing conflict between the Greek and Persian empire. The Greeks also started to gain a concept of money by creating coins as a source of currency. The beginning of basic education started through this time period. Children were taught morals, physical education, history, dance and music. Education started to flourish throughout the Classical time period. Hellenistic: The transition from the classical age started with the switch from small isolated city-states, to large, multicultural provinces. The military began to grow because of the ongoing conflict with the Persians. Alexander the Great was known for creating an ethnic fusion between the Macedonians and Persians. Through this time period, many scientific discoveries were made including the circumference of the earth, the calculation of pi, and the moral philosophies of Stoicism. A form of comedy was also produced through the Hellenistic age. This comedy was represented through poems and sculptures. |