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During the Minoan Age they used a script called 'linear A' to help them as they wrote. Stories state that King Minos (named during the age) ruled Athens and forced the Athenias to deliver seven youths and seven mablens every nine years.
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Minoan civilization was located on the island of Crete, which is now a part of Greece. The Minoans were famous for the magnificent palaces they built, above all at Knossos.
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The Minoans disappeared so suddenly because of the massive volcanic eruption in the Santorini Islands.The eruption was only 70 miles (112.654KM) from Crete, the center of the Minoan civilization.
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The Mycenaean Age was named after the kingdom of Mycenaean who were the period of high cultural achievments. In the kingdom of Mycenaean underneath the ground were fabulous works of gold which can not be sold(priceless).
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In the dark Ages there was a period following the fall of the Mycenaean civilisation. The Mycenaean went to civil war and used their newly invented iron weapons to lay waste to the Mycenaean culture.
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In the Trojan war the Mycenaean fought amongst themselves which made their country weak, and a tribe called 'Dorians' took over.
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The Olympic Games take place every four years in honor of god Zues.
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In this time it was the re-adoptions of writing in the 8th century which was in the Dark Ages.
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In this period they invented pottery and sculpter to show the specific characteristics of a human including re-establishing written language which was lost in the Dark Ages and re-established.
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During the Classical Age the greeks began conflict with the kingdom of Persia, and in Athens they developed the full democratic system, the buliding of the Partheonon on the Acropoilc and the philosophical schools of Socrated and Plato.
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In this period there was a major battle in the first war between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. this battle was so important because the Athenians inspired other greeks to resist Xerxes.
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The battle happened in the central of Greece at the mountain pass.
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When Athens takes control of an Empire it was the same occurring year that was the pre-Julian roman calendar.
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The Greek plays are known as the year of Latanus.
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The war between parthenon and Athens begin.
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Alexander only conquers 2million square miles.
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In this period between the death of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the roman supermacy this was the end of the conquest of the ancient Greece by ancient Romans.
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Rome completely destroyed and rob the city of Corinth as an example to other Greek cities. From this point on Greece was ruled by Rome and were finally defeated.
