Stari Grčki Bronze Age

Ancient Greece

• Ancient Greece's Bronze Age began around 2700 BCE.
• Key Bronze Age cultures were Minoan (Crete) and Mycenaean.
• The earliest period in Ancient Greek history is the Minoan-Mycenaean period, due to connections between Crete and mainland Greece.
• Minoan civilization is also called the Cretan civilization.
• Crete used Linear A script, but it's undeciphered due to unknown language family.
• Arthur Evans discovered the Minoan civilization.
• Major Minoan palaces were located in Knossos, Festos, Malia, and Hagia Triada.
• The Minoan economy relied on sea trade and agriculture.
• Minoan civilization reached its peak under King Minos in the 2nd millennium BCE.
• The civilization's influence extended to Aegean islands and mainland Greece.
• The concept of "thalassocracy" describes Minos's naval power to control trade routes.
• The Minoan civilization's fall was likely caused by volcanic eruption and tsunami in the 15th century BCE.
• The Achaeans (Greeks) conquered Crete.

Mycenaean Civilization

• The Mycenaean civilization was led by the Achaean people.
• They adopted the Minoan culture's advancements.
• Historians call this period in Greek history the Mycenaean period, lasting from the 16th to 12th centuries BCE.
• Important Mycenaean centers were Mycenae, Pylos, Tiryns, Thebes, Orchomenos, and Athens.
• Mycenaean kings were known as "wanax."
• Heinrich Schliemann unearthed Mycenae.
• The famous golden mask from Mycenae was linked to the myth of King Agamemnon.
• Mycenae's main entrance was called the Lion Gate.
• The Mycenaeans used Linear B script, deciphered by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick, revealing an early form of Greek.
• The Trojan War is considered the final major event of the Mycenaean period, with its dates, given by Greek tradition, from 1194 to 1184 BCE.

Dark Ages

• The Dorian migration followed the Mycenaean period's collapse.
• Thucydides dated the Dorian conquest of Mycenae around 1104 BCE, 80 years after the fall of Troy.
• The period following the Mycenaean collapse is called the "Dark Ages" from roughly 1100 BCE to 800 BCE.
• The Dark Age features a decline in trade, population, and literacy.
• The only written sources from this period are the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
• Iron use began in this period.
• The Greeks started settling on the western coast of Asia Minor, establishing colonies or Ionian cities.
• Important cities of the Ionian League were Ephesus and Miletus.

Archaic Period

• The Archaic Period started around 750 BCE and ended around 499 BCE.
• The Archaic Period was a period of significant political and social change.
• Mountainous terrain and rugged coasts made the formation of single Greek state impossible.
• The shared elements of Greek culture included language, religion, and customs.
• The Greeks called themselves Hellenes, and their land Hellas.
• The Greek alphabet emerged in the 8th century.
• The alphabet was adopted and modified from the Phoenicians.
• The polis (city-state) became a prominent form of government in Greece.
• Types of government included aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, tyranny, and plutocracy.

Classical Period

• The Classical Period began in 479 BC, when the Greek victory over the Persian Empire ended the Persian invasions.
• The period of the Classical period, which began from 479 BCE, was a time of significant political and cultural flourishing.
• Athens developed as a powerful city-state, and the period saw the rise of Athenian democracy under figures like Pericles.
• Key political institutions included the Council of the Areopagus (Areopagus) and the Assembly (Ecclesia).
• The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE) pitted Athens against Sparta.
• Major figures of this time include Pericles, who was Athens' leader during much of this period.

Hellenistic Period

• The Hellenistic period started after Alexander's conquests of the Persian Empire (around 336 BCE) and ended when the Roman Republic conquered Greece.
• Alexander's conquests blended Greek and Asian cultures.
• Key figures of this time include Alexander the Great, who fostered the spread of Greek culture eastwards.
• His tutor was Aristotle, a philosopher.
• A group of successors known as the "Diadochi" took over after Alexander's death and formed new Hellenistic kingdoms.

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