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Period: 3000 BCE to 1450 BCE
Minoan
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1950 BCE
minoan construction
the Minoan age is most recognizable for there ability to build with limited tool supply. they are most known for there building of palaces that could get up to 4 stories high which is pretty big for an ancient civilization. the people of the Minoan age are most recognized by there building of Knossos, a palace in Crete. (cartwright,march 20,2018) -
Period: 1600 BCE to 800 BCE
mycenean
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1500 BCE
language
the people of the Mycenaean age were the first known Greeks to speak Greek, they are probably the most important of all 5 ages as they developed language for people to communicate in there own way. this also means they had adapted the ability to write and read in there own language. (Giotto, 2012) -
Period: 700 BCE to 480 BCE
pre classical
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492 BCE
Persian - Greco wars begin
the Persians Greek war begins around this time. the wars were about the Persians attacking for land rights as they already controlled most of the land from Egypt all the way to India. this was a time of the classical era -
Period: 480 BCE to 323 BCE
classical
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460 BCE
democracy
The Greeks were all about new trends as they were the first civilization to have a structured democracy at play. It was not at all fair as only men could vote in the justice system but they had created one which was way beyond there time. this democracy system was succesful and would carry on to modern society with changes along the way. (cartwright,march 20, 2018 -
450 BCE
philosophy
if there is one thing we all know about the Greeks its there history of philosophy. throughout the Hellenistic period Greek philosophers had more say and more importance than most people in Greece or city-state were they lived because of the things they had written about the people started to realize they were right and started to listen to them. (wilson,2020) -
437 BCE
gateway and temple
around the year 437 BCE the Greek architect known as Mnesikles starts the construction of one of the most famous Greek structures to date, the propylaia. although construction was halted a few years later due to the peloponesiann war it still stands and is remembered as an amazing achievement for the Greeks in there very historical architectural lives. (collins,2020) -
400 BCE
currency
The Greeks have a lot to be proud of in there ancient history but only few of those things can be used today and one of if not the best thing is the first use of the coin currency system dating back to classical Athens. this is an outstanding achievement for the Greeks and something we have to thank them for. (Britanica,2020) -
400 BCE
religion
The ancient Greeks were polytheistic which means they believed in more than one god which is easy to believe because there are so many in ancient Greek history. They believed there was practically a God for everything in there life. (for example Zeus god of the sky) . there are probably hundreds if not more gods the Greeks worshiped but they did have a main group of Gods they looked up to like Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Hephaestus, Hestia, or Dionysus. (Pallardy, 2005) -
Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE
Hellenistic
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300 BCE
Greek Trade
the Hellenistic era would become important to Greek history because of there new way of finding trade and export with other countries and civilization. this was big for the Greeks as they are now able to expand past Greece for trade. (Kalensee,2020)
