THE HISTORY OF GREECE

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  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1400 BCE

    The Minoan civilisation

    It started in Crete, an island. Its name came from the mythological King Minos. They were rich because of trade
  • 1700 BCE

    Construction of Knosos palace

    Construction of Knosos palace
  • 1450 BCE

    The Minoan Civilisation

    Minoan settlements, tombs and cementeries have been found all over Crte but the four principal palaces were Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zrakos
  • Period: 1400 BCE to 1100 BCE

    The Mycenaean civilisation

    They lived on the Peloponnese.Their name came from the city Mycenae. They were organised into small states. Their main activity was agriculture
  • 1194 BCE

    Troya War

    Troya War
    It was a belic conflict where fought Aqueos Armies against Troya
  • 1100 BCE

    Greek tradition

    Greek tradition
    Dorians were thought to have gained their name from Doris, a small district in central Greece
  • Period: 1100 BCE to 776 BCE

    The dorian civilisation

    Dorians were from the northern Greece. They invaded the Peloponnese.
    They founded cities on the coast of Asia Minor, now Turkey. The Greek dark age began
  • 800 BCE

    Sparta

    Sparta
    Sparta is a city-state organised by Licurgo and his laws, governed by two kings
  • 790 BCE

    Homero

    Homero
    He is the autor of the two biggest epic poems
    The Iliad and The Odissey.
  • Period: 776 BCE to 490 BCE

    The archaic period

    The villages envolved into poleis or city-states
    People worked in agricultura and commerce
    Each poleis wasruled by itsoligarchy, a group of wealthy
    After the 6th century bc people creatednew laws as: tyranny or democracy
  • 620 BCE

    Dracon

    Dracon
    He organises the republic of Athens.
    The society is divided into three social class: Citizens, metecos and slaves
  • 499 BCE

    First persian war 499-490 BC

    First persian war 499-490 BC
    .Persians crossedthe Aegean Sea to make over Greece, but Altheniansstopped them at the Battle of Marathon
  • Period: 490 BCE to 334 BCE

    The Classical Period

    This was the period of maximun prosperity for the greeek poleis
    It was also a time of cultural splendour
  • 480 BCE

    Second persian war 480-479 BC

    Second persian war 480-479 BC
    Xerxes, son of Darius, conquered northern Creece. Persians took Althens, but werefinally defeated in the naval Battle of Salamis
  • 479 BCE

    Third persian war 479- 449 BC

    Third persian war 479- 449 BC
    Poleis formed the Delian League to protect themselvesfrom future persian attacks
  • Period: 334 BCE to 146 BCE

    The Hellenistic Period

    The kigdom of Macedonia became very powerful. Alexander the Great created one of the greatest empires of Antiquity.
    Rome conquered Greece in the 2nd century BC
  • 323 BCE

    Religion

    Religion
    The hellenistic religión was sincretic
    It dealt about gods from orient
  • 320 BCE

    The king

    The king
    The hellenistic monarchy was an aristocrazy created by the own King and developed a carácter cosmopolit,very far from the previous nobility