What makes the Greeks so Memorable?

The Bronze Age

1200 BCE

The Bronze age itself was the age where technology really started to kick into gear. It was advancing thoroughly with new weapons, armor, vases, tools and anything else that could be made using Bronze. The main regions that were heavily involved with Bronze were close enough in order to trade between one another. Those regions consisted of Greece, Anatolia, Canaan and Mesopotamia, and Egypt.

The Greek Dark Age

1100 BCE

This involves the Minoans and the Mycenaean's. No one knows what happened to the Mycenaean's, but the most likely cause is that a combination of foreign invasions and local wars completely wiped them out at the end of the Bronze age. Both parties were heavily involved with international trade. This decline is what causes the "dark age" of Greece.

Greek Trade and Culture

776 BCE

Greeks who were apart of the trade system, were all able to speak the same language and or dialect. Most of them worshiped the same pantheon of gods. So it was quite easy to trade with each other all over the world. The Greeks were also very adamant about entertainment. They even created their own tournament like system, that even to this day as we know, is called the Olympics. We also know of the Greeks to be super competitive. In their version of the Olympics, there was no "second place".

Greek Culture

510 BCE

The Classical age brought about the most of Greek culture. It had blossomed and can even still to this day be seen in certain parts of the world. Their architecture was an outlined achievement of the Greeks as well as their literature, education and entertainment. Greek culture was everywhere in the Classical era, and the fact that it can even still to this day be seen, makes it a pretty important and successful achievement for the ancient Greeks.

The Iron Age

500 BCE

Iron itself as we all know, is stronger and more durable than Bronze. In some areas it was even more accessible than Bronze itself, which made lives that much easier. The only problem with Iron is that it took a lot longer to make into weapons and armor for the war. They had to make the weapons and armor good enough to endure long battles. But of course, it eventually happened and it ended up being a very valuable resource in a multitude of ways.

Greek Art

500 BCE

The Greeks were of course fond of their art.This is why so many statues were created of famous people in their time periods, as that was a suitable way to respect their intelligence and what they brought to the people of Greece. Architecture also comes into play, with multiple pantheons built that required a tremendous amount of mathematical intelligence in order to pull off. Even to this day, concepts such as "Pythagoras Theron" can be tracked back to ancient Greece.

The Persian War

490 BCE

The Persian war ended up being one of the most famous conflicts in Ancient history. It is mainly remembered as the huge underdog, Greece, went up against the massive empire of Persia. This war can been seen in modern day films that are based of a bias Greek source, which so happens to be the only surviving historical source. The Athenians happened to be very skilled in battle compared to the Persians who reportedly fielded farmers, and peasants as warriors in order to have a larger army.

Greek History

485 BCE

History as we know it today was essentially created by the Greeks. The art of a story (narrative), was used to explain events that had happened during their time. The Greeks were also the first to use Primary sources in their writing in order for people to believe their stories. Herodotus, was the founding father of Greek History writing, after writing about what happened during the Persian war. He would gather his information throughout an abundance of sources in order to come to a conclusion.

Sparta and Athens

431 BCE

Most people have heard of ancient Sparta and Athens. Whether it be from movies, or from history lessons, to TV shows or books. Sparta as we know was the more barbaric and war focused nation, whereas Athens was more of the polar opposite (still very strong in war however). Spartans were known to be incredibly skilled warriors as they were trained to be deadly killers ever since they were children. Parents would be angry at their child for being caught stealing, rather than stealing itself.

The Peloponnesian War

431 BCE

This war occurred after the events of the Persian war. The Greeks were high in confidence after their massive win over the Persians, and ended up producing a lot of achievements culturally, and religiously. Athens and Sparta respectively built up their empires after the war and ended up becoming nation wide powerhouses. This only ended up with open war between the two of them in 431 BCE. Spartans were much better in terms of land combat, however the Athenians were stronger on the water.