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500
c750-500 BC ARCHAIC PERIOD
Greeks search for new land for agriculture. City-states are formed throughout the Mediterranean that function as political units or polis, each ruled by a king and a council. Forces & pressures
They needed more agriculture Transformation:
They got politics -
Period: 500 to
Greece
Acient Greece -
Feb 17, 1050
c1050-750 BC EARLY PERIOD
c1050-750 BC EARLY PERIOD
First Greek migration to west coast of Asia minor. Few written records of this time period remain. Also, this era is known as the Dark Ages of Greece. Forces & Pressures
They wanted to fight Transformation;
Lots of people died. -
Feb 17, 1200
c1200 BC
c1200 BCc1200 BC
Destruction of Cretan palaces and of Priam's city at Troy (Ilium) Forces & Pressures
They were mad at eachother so they got in a fight. Transformation:
They battled and got stronger -
Feb 17, 1400
c1400 BC
c1400 BC
Volcanic eruption on Therac1400 BC destroys Mycenae. Forces & Pressures
Lava came up out of the mountain Transformation
They had to build things cause all of it was destoryed -
c2500 BC
c2500 BC
Minoan civilization develops. Forces & Pressures
People were born so the had to make a civilization Transformation:
A new civilization developes. -
c2900-2000 BC Bronze Age
c2900-2000 BC Bronze Age
Early Aegean cultures Forces & Pressures
They needed a new culture Transformation:
New agriculture -
c6500-2900 BC NEOLITHIC PERIOD
c6500-2900 BC NEOLITHIC PERIOD
Domestication of plants and animals allows for permanent settle ments. Forces & Pressures
Domestic Plants Transformation:
New domestic plants