Age Characteristics

Question 1

Neolithic

Answer 1

• migration east to Mediterranean
• from hunter-gatherers to farmers (Husbandry)
• small villages

Question 2

Helladic

Answer 2

• Greece
• 1,000 stone & clay homes
• metals utilized: silver, gold, bronze, lead, copper
• social structure: dictated by possession

Question 3

Minoan

Answer 3

• King Minos, mythical king of Crete
• advancement in farming, architecture, art, language
• labyrinth-type structures at Knossos
• Linear A

Question 4

Mycenaean

Answer 4

• traditional home of Agamamnon
• Homeric epics setting
• emergence of distinct Greek culture
• Linear B

Question 5

Dark Ages

Answer 5

• post-Trojan War, Mycenaeans weak
• Dorian tribes invade from north
• cultures downgrade in art, technology

Question 6

Archaic

Answer 6

• art has lifelike style
• formation of polis
• development of gov: democracy, monarchy, oligarchies
• population growth in Mediterranean

Question 7

Classical

Answer 7

-Athens at center
-peak of political & cultural achievments:
~democratic system under Pericles
~construction of Parthenon on Acropolis
~drama
~philosophy-Socrates, Plato

Question 8

Hellenistic

Answer 8

• Alexander the great of Macedonia conquers Persian Empire
• Hellenization occurs
• Roman Rep. gains supremacy in Italy & beyond