Ancient Greece

By Charlie Fields
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Minoan Greece

    Was on an island called Crete which was southeast of the Greek mainland. had some advanced technology and was no evidence of the civilization being warlike. had made wealth through trade and their ships controlled the seas and prevented pirates.
  • 2000 BCE

    Minoan ships controlled the eastern Mediterranean Sea

    Minoan ships controlled the eastern Mediterranean Sea
    they carried goods to foreign ports and kept the sea free of pirates
  • 1900 BCE

    Myceneans at Greece

    Myceneans at Greece
    Mycenaean's were originally from central Asia but invaded Greek mainland
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Mycenaean Greece

    had stole Minoan culture and worshipped the same gods. the Myceneans were proud of their accomplish in battle and war but were also good traders
  • 1450 BCE

    the Minoan civilization collapsed

    the Minoan civilization collapsed
    the Minoan civilization had collapsed and they're two main theories on why this had happened
  • 1400 BCE

    Mycenaeans replaced the Minoans

    Mycenaeans replaced the Minoans
    Mycenaeans replaced the Minoans as the major power on the Mediterranean.
  • Period: 1100 BCE to 800 BCE

    Greek Dark Ages

    No evidence of writing, the Mycenean civilization collapsed Earthquakes and fighting among the kingdoms
    Overseas trade slowed leading to poverty (farmers subsistence farming)
  • Period: 800 BCE to 500 BCE

    Archaic Greece

  • Period: 750 BCE to 500 BCE

    Rise out of the greek dark ages

    the population began to increase and people were sent out to start colonies, they began to trade and because of the growth of trade it led to job specialization
  • 650 BCE

    small farmers began to demand changes to the power structure.

    small farmers began to demand changes to the power structure. However, because they did not own land, they were not considered citizens and, therefore, had no say in ruling the polis.
  • 600 BCE

    Tyrants overthrow the nobles

    During the 600s B.C., tyrants managed to overthrow the nobles (backing of the common people)
  • 594 BCE

    Solon

    Solon
    a noble called solon canceled all farmers debts and freed the ones who were enslaved
  • 560 BCE

    Peisistratus

    Peisistratus
    Won the support of the poor by: dividing large estates among the landless farmers, loaned money to poor people, gave them jobs, building temples and other public works
  • 539 BCE

    Cyrus's armies capture Babylon

    Cyrus's armies capture Babylon
    Cyrus the Greats armies took over Mesopotamia and several other places
  • 521 BCE

    Darius

    Darius
    divided the Persian empire into 20 provinces and made satraps to rule each province
  • 508 BCE

    Cleisthenes

    Cleisthenes
    Organized the assembly to play the central role in governing. All the male citizens could be in the assembly and vote. New powers-could debate matters openly, hear court cases, and appoint army generals
    Created a new council of 500 citizens to help the assembly carry out daily business. Proposed laws, dealt with foreign countries, and oversaw the treasury, unfortunely those who were not citizens were unable to vote
  • 500 BCE

    tyrants fall out of favor

    tyrants fall out of favor
    the Greeks had began to form oligarchies and democracies and didn't want to be ruled by a single person anymore
  • Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Classical Greece

  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    Battle of Marathon
    King Darius sends 20,000 soldiers to attack and conquer athens

  • sir Arthur Evans

    sir Arthur Evans
    Evans discovered archaelogical evidence of the Minoan society