Ancient Ancient GreeceGreece

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TimelineTimelineStone AgeStone Age

Old Stone Age (Paleolithic) -up to 20,000 BCOld Stone Age (Paleolithic) -up to 20,000 BCMiddle Stone Age (Mesolithic)Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic)-ca. 20,000-7000 BC -ca. 20,000-7000 BC New Stone Age (Neolithic) ca. 7000-ca. 3500 BCNew Stone Age (Neolithic) ca. 7000-ca. 3500 BC

Bronze AgeBronze AgeEarly Bronze Age - ca. 3000-ca. 2100 BCEarly Bronze Age - ca. 3000-ca. 2100 BCMiddle Bronze Age - ca. 2100-ca. 1600 BCMiddle Bronze Age - ca. 2100-ca. 1600 BCLate Bronze Age (Minoans and Myceneans) - ca. 1600-ca. 1200 BC Late Bronze Age (Minoans and Myceneans) - ca. 1600-ca. 1200 BC

Iron AgeIron AgeGreek Dark Ages - ca. 1200-ca. 900 BCGreek Dark Ages - ca. 1200-ca. 900 BCArchaic Period - ca. 900-510 BCArchaic Period - ca. 900-510 BCClassical Period - 510 - 404 BCClassical Period - 510 - 404 BCHellenistic Period - 404-146 BCHellenistic Period - 404-146 BCRoman Period - 146 BC -ca. 400 ADRoman Period - 146 BC -ca. 400 ADByzantine Period - ca. 400-1453 ADByzantine Period - ca. 400-1453 AD

Late Bronze AgeLate Bronze Age Began to mix with the Lerna Began to mix with the Lerna

people and copy their ways people and copy their ways of doing things (ex. Kings, of doing things (ex. Kings, palaces, taxes)palaces, taxes)

Many Greeks worked as Many Greeks worked as soldiers for other countries soldiers for other countries and sailed around the Black and sailed around the Black Sea fighting and taking Sea fighting and taking slaves. slaves.

Trojan WarTrojan War

Dark Age of GreeceDark Age of Greece Mycenean palaces not rebuiltMycenean palaces not rebuilt No more kings or taxesNo more kings or taxes Lost Linear B writing style, starting the Lost Linear B writing style, starting the

Greek oral traditionGreek oral tradition Largely egalitarian communitiesLargely egalitarian communities Dorians, people from the north, invade Dorians, people from the north, invade

Greece, and the Ionians (native Greeks) flee Greece, and the Ionians (native Greeks) flee to varying locations around the to varying locations around the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

Archaic PeriodArchaic Period By around 1000 BC Greeks By around 1000 BC Greeks

began rebuilding their began rebuilding their civilization.civilization.

Government was an Government was an oligarchy where group of oligarchy where group of rich men called aristocrats rich men called aristocrats ruled.ruled.

Tyrants began to be more Tyrants began to be more popular than the oligarchypopular than the oligarchy

Began to trade with West Began to trade with West Asia, especially with Asia, especially with Phoenicians, where they Phoenicians, where they learned the alphabet around learned the alphabet around 750 BC750 BC

Classic Greece Classic Greece 510 BC Cliesthenes, an aristocrat, invented the democracy. 510 BC Cliesthenes, an aristocrat, invented the democracy.

Persuasion rather than force became the popular mechanism Persuasion rather than force became the popular mechanism for decision-making. for decision-making.

Each Athenian man given 1 vote, and everyone could meet Each Athenian man given 1 vote, and everyone could meet at the Assembly to vote.at the Assembly to vote.

Eventually changed to a smaller council of 500 men who Eventually changed to a smaller council of 500 men who were chosen by lottery and changed every year. were chosen by lottery and changed every year.

Polis, or city-state, was established. Each polis had a patron Polis, or city-state, was established. Each polis had a patron deity, and the polis constituted a religious association obliged deity, and the polis constituted a religious association obliged to honor the state’s patron deity as well as the community’s to honor the state’s patron deity as well as the community’s other gods. other gods.

Persians attack in 490 BC- first real test of democracyPersians attack in 490 BC- first real test of democracy Classical Period ends with the Peloponnesian War 431 BC- Classical Period ends with the Peloponnesian War 431 BC-

404 BC between Athens and Sparta. Sparta suspicious of 404 BC between Athens and Sparta. Sparta suspicious of Athenian democracy and saw Athens as a threat to their Athenian democracy and saw Athens as a threat to their oligarchy. Athens growing in power. oligarchy. Athens growing in power.

Hellenistic GreeceHellenistic Greece After Peloonnesian War, all cities of Greece were worn After Peloonnesian War, all cities of Greece were worn

out and poor.out and poor. Macedonian King Philip attacks Greek city-states and Macedonian King Philip attacks Greek city-states and

takes them over. Son Alexander takes over to rule takes them over. Son Alexander takes over to rule Greece when assassinated. Greece when assassinated.

Period of prosperity and learning. Time of Socrates, Period of prosperity and learning. Time of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Knowledge from West Asia and Plato, and Aristotle. Knowledge from West Asia and India led to great achievements in science, art, and India led to great achievements in science, art, and philosophy.philosophy.

Roman GreeceRoman Greece Romans take over Romans take over

Greece around 146 BCGreece around 146 BC Greece did well under Greece did well under

Roman rule. Romans Roman rule. Romans liked Greek plays and liked Greek plays and philosophy, and many philosophy, and many Greeks went to Rome Greeks went to Rome as teachers and as teachers and entertainers while entertainers while many Romans came to many Romans came to Athens to go to Plato’s Athens to go to Plato’s Academy and Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum. Aristotle’s Lyceum.

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