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May 11, 1200
2000 B.C.The Minoan civilization prospers in Crete.
The Minoans were a very avianced socity. They traded goods like wood, olive oil, and pottery, they traded them for copper, gold and silver. -
May 12, 1300
End of the Minoans
1600's BC
A huge volcano erupted on the island of Thera. The eruption was one of the biggest eruptions in history! After the explosion a tsunami happend, wiping out Crete's civilization. -
May 13, 1400
Dark Age
1200's BC
The Dark Age was a time of war, invaders from Europe, and earthquakes. -
May 11, 1450
Persian Empire Begins.
550 BC
Cyrus the Great beats the Medes, and that is the begining of the persiian empire. -
May 14, 1500
Freedom of Democracy
500 BC
For the first time in history men could vote for their rulers. Athens created the world's first democracy. -
May 11, 1550
Persian Wars
490 BC
Darius invaded Greece, and created a battle called Marathon. This battle started the Persian Wars. -
Greek Gods
400 BC
Greek Myths and literature became very popular in 400. We still read today their books, and stories. -
Macedonia Conquers Greece
359 BC
King Philip II became king of Macedonia, and in a year he had conquered all of the Greeks. He was a brilliant millitary leader. Philip took the Greeks idea of the phalanx and made it better. -
Alexander the Great
330's BC
Alexander took over his fathers powers, and plans. Soon after he concured the Pesians over and over. After the Persians he moved into Egypt. The Egyptian went down without a fight, And made Alexander their king. He created the Hellenistic Age, a mix of diffrent cultures. -
Death of Alexander
323 BC
Alexander died in Babylon at the age of 33. Alexander was burried in egypt, in a gold coffinn. -
30 B.C.Rome conquers Egypt, and ends with the Hellenistic Age.
