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3000 BCE
The Minoans civilization begins
the Minoans live on the island of crete -
1400 BCE
the Mycenaean civilization reaches it's height
the Mycenaean empire on the mainland -
1400 BCE
The Minoan civilization declines
the Minoans start to lose their power in the Mediterranean -
1100 BCE
The dark ages of Greece
when Greek civilization collapsed there was much poverty during this period -
750 BCE
the dark ages end cities begin to form
villages join together to form cities -
600 BCE
Sophists gain popularity
writers and traveling teachers start to become more popuar -
600 BCE
wars outside Sparta turn it into a hardened battle machine
Sparta needs to become powerful to protect its city -
500 BCE
Solon rewrites Athenian law
one such law cancelled all debts and freed all citizens who were enslaved for owing debts -
Period: 499 BCE to 479 BCE
Persian wars
the Greeks drive away the Persians -
480 BCE
The Athenian acropolis is burned by Persians
The religious center of Athens is destroyed -
Period: 479 BCE to 431 BCE
Athens golden ages
Athenian civilization thrives and with it the arts -
460 BCE
Pericles becomes leader of Athens
the great leader Pericles comes to lead Athens -
432 BCE
Parthenon completed
The monument the Parthenon is completed in athens -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Peloponnesian War
Athens vs. Sparta -
429 BCE
Pericles dies
Pericles dies of the plague that swept through Athens during the Peloponnesian war -
404 BCE
Athens surrenders to Sparta ending the Peloponnesian war
Sparta wins the Peloponnesian war -
400 BCE
Democritus thinks of atoms
A philosopher named Democritus thinks everything is made up of tiny particles called he called atoma -
399 BCE
Socrates put on trial
Socrates is put on trial for "dishonoring the gods"