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Bronze Age A period which occurred between 3000-1100B.C and was dominated by 3 civilizations: the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean, also thought to be the time of the expedition of Troy
Iron Age A period which occurred between 1050 - 750 B.C, was characterized by the colonisation of Asia Minor and towards the end of this period the Homeric Poems were composed
The Cycladic Peoples A civilization that populated the northeastern lands of Greece whose culture centered around fertility of both the land and of women
The Minoan Peoples A highly organized palace economy known for their love of nature, did not speak the Greek language and their religion was centered around "earth spirits", especially female divinities
The Mycenaean Peoples A very strong military oriented people, spoke greek and brought their own god, Zeus, who was the chief and sky god; this is the setting of many greek myths
Archaic Age TIme period occurring between 750-480 B.C characterized by large scale colonisation of the coasts of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the defeat of Greece over Persia and development of scientific thought
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