Development In Ancient Greece

The Greeks called their land, Hellas, which includes the Greek Peninsula with the extension of the southern peninsular that is also the Peloponnesus. Their area also include the surrounding islands of the Peloponnesus which is known as the, Aegean basin. The development of Greece was not easy because of the mountainous terrains which had massive effects on economic, social, and cultural growth. These treacherous terrain also led to political fragmentation within the region.

During the Helladic period which is also the Bronze Age for the Greek, Greece was starting to make strive in building and establishment of small communities with the lay of the land. However, although Greece built several kingdoms to include the Minoan and Mycenaean, the

The farmers and fishermen from the Bronze Age make a start with trades of surplus with neighboring cities and merchants. As development continues and the Cretans introduction of copper and tin that was used to make bronze and other goods, social hierarchies developed with cites started to have individuals with a lot of power. The Cretans start to use writing about 1900 B.E.C at the same time large buildings structures that had hundreds of rooms all interconnected were been built in Crete. These massive structures were equipped with pluming and pipes for drinking water. Did I mention that this was also the era of the Minoans and Mycenaean? Well, the Minoans were said to be peaceful and worshipped more goddess rather than Gods. However, the Minoan society was hit hard by a series of earthquakes in 1700 B.C.E as well as volcanoes that in turn trigger massive tsunamis. After these disasters, life still continues with the building of new settlements and palaces. With the flourishment of the Minoan culture on Crete, another society was on the rise that was founded by migrants who spoke early Greek. A particular group of these immigrants build and established cities and palaces that was controlled by local kings which creates a loose authority with the then king of Mycenae. These migrated people were found out to be the Mycenaean

This attack destroy many towns and led to the takeover and occupying of Knossos. This power lasted for a while, but will soon disappear after wars broke out with various kingdoms beyond Greece that eventually led to the destruction of both the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations. Moreover, this collapse as they called it was the drop-off of the Bronze Age civilizations that also causes major economic disparities, social inability, invasions form outsider that cause major problems in production and trades, and may have even led to the slave revolts just to mention