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3500 BCE
An Island Civilization
About A.D. 1900, a British archaeologist discovered a site on Crete. The palace he found had numerous rooms. Ancient people called the Minoans built the palace at Knossos. -
2000 BCE
A Mainland Civiliation
The Mycenaeans left their homeland in Asia. They ended up moving into Greece. They gradually mixed up the local people with several kingdoms. -
1200 BCE
Mycenaean Civilization Declines
Mycenaean civilization might have collapsed due to invasion. The prevailing theory on how the Mycenaean civilization collapsed was that devastating earthquakes led to the destruction of their town. -
1100 BCE
A Dark Age
The civilization of the Mycenaean had crumbled. People of warring groups moved from place to place throughout the Mediterranean region. Trade also slowed down. Several developments also happened even though it was dark times. Thousands of people fled the Greek mainland. -
800 BCE
The Greek City-State
The mountains and seas separated Greek communities. People also developed a loyalty to the community. At the end of the Dark ages, nobles overthrew the Greek kings. Nobles soon ruled numerous city-states. The English word, such as police and politics became the Greek word polis. -
499 BCE
Greeks revolt against Persian rulers
It is to be said that may have either delayed a Persian invasion of mainland Greece or made that invasion more likely to happen. -
480 BCE
Xerxes invades Greece
Xerxes spent years planing for the invasion. It was going to be Xerxes' divine punishment for his father Darius's crushing defeat. He failed in the steps to invade Greece. -
431 BCE
Pelonnesian War Begins
All of the forces met at a certain battle, which was also happening at the time. They attacked but soon retreated because they saw the Athenian ships.