ANCIENT GREECE

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ANCIENT GREECE 1.HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE AGES. • 1. 1. The territory of Ancient Greece (Hellas) Map (p. 197). Characteristics • 1 . 2 . TIMELINE : Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Period, but before ... . Pre - Hellenic civilisations : Minoan Crete ( 2100 – 1400 BC), Mycenae ( 1400 – 1150 BC and the Dark Age ( 1150 – 800 BC) . - Close to the sea - Mountainous MINOAN CRETE (2100 – 1400 BC) • Minoan civilisation developed in Crete during the Bronze Age. Crete had an important role in trade across the Eastern Mediterranean. Crete was ruled by powerful kings, including the legendary king Minos. MYCENAE (1400 – 1150 BC) • It was another Bronze Age civilisation . In about 1400 BC, a northern people called the Aecheans settled in the Balkans and built walled cities . Mycenaean society was dominated by warriors, who were ruled by a king . DARK AGE (1150 – 800 BC) • Mycenaean civilisation disappeared in about 1150 BC. We do not know much about the period between the 11 th and 9th centuries BC. 1.3. THE ARCHAIC PERIOD • The Archaic Period (VI...