The
origins
of
Greek
civilisation
go
back
to
the
Prehistoric
Age
,
around
7000
B
.
C
.
The
Ancient
name
of
Greece
was
Hellas
,
which
means
'land
of
the
Hellenes'
.
During
the
Metal
Age
there
were
two
stages
:
the
Bronze
Age
and
the
Iron
Age
.
In
the
Bronze
Age
there
were
____________________
or
Minoan
civilisation
(
3000
-
1450
B
.
C
.
)
and
____________________
civilisation
(
1600
-
1200
B
.
C
.
)
.
The
Cretan
or
Minoan
civilisation
reached
its
peak
under
the
rule
of
King
Minos
in
the
city
of
____________________
.
And
the
Mycenaean
civilisation
was
centred
in
the
city
of
____________________
.
And
in
the
Iron
Age
or
Greek
____________________
Age
(
1200
-
750
B
.
C
.
)
,
the
Dorians
subjugated
the
people
who
lived
on
the
Peloponnese
Peninsula
.
At
the
end
of
the
Iron
Age
,
communities
began
to
join
together
to
form
____________________
.
After
the
Iron
Age
,
the
history
of
Greece
divides
into
three
periods
:
Archaic
,
____________________
and
Hellenistic
.
In
the
____________________
period
(
8th
-
6th
centuries
B
.
C
.
)
,
the
poleis
were
governed
by
kings
but
in
reaction
to
this
appeared
the
tyrants
.
Some
____________________
made
political
and
economic
reforms
in
favour
of
the
merchants
,
peasants
and
artisans
.
The
population
grew
and
they
need
to
expand
their
trade
,
so
the
Ancient
Greeks
started
to
establish
____________________
around
the
Mediterranean
Sea
.
In
the
____________________
period
(
5th
-
4th
century
B
.
C
.
)
,
was
the
most
splendid
period
which
consisted
of
many
poleis
like
Athens
and
Sparta
.
In
____________________
some
reforms
were
introduced
,
such
as
giving
political
power
to
the
Citizens'
Assembly
(
Ekklesia
)
by
Solon
the
Lawmaker
,
and
finally
democracy
,
'government
of
the
people'
,
was
established
.
While
in
____________________
was
oligarchy
.
In
this
period
had
several
wars
like
the
____________________
Wars
(
494
-
479
B
.
C
.
)
,
where
Greeks
fought
against
Persians
,
and
the
Peloponnesian
Wars
(
431
-
404
B
.
C
.
)
,
where
the
Greeks
fought
each
other
.
In
the
____________________
period
(
4th
-
2th
centuries
B
.
C
.
)
,
the
kingdom
of
Macedonia
conquered
the
Greek
city
states
.
____________________
the
Great
created
the
largest
empire
the
Ancient
World
,
he
took
control
of
the
rest
of
Greece
and
Syria
,
Egypt
and
Mesopotamia
,
he
conquered
the
Persians
and
went
as
far
as
India
.
But
when
he
died
,
his
generals
shared
out
his
empire
.
And
finally
,
between
the
2nd
and
1st
centuries
B
.
C
.
,
____________________
took
the
control
of
the
Greek
territories
.
Life
in
Ancient
Greek
city
states
turned
around
the
____________________
,
a
place
where
was
a
religious
centre
on
the
highest
part
of
the
city
,
and
the
____________________
where
the
inhabitants
talk
about
politics
and
buy
and
sell
products
.
And
the
cities
were
fortified
.
The
economy
in
Ancient
Greece
was
a
agriculture
and
trade
.
They
main
crops
such
as
vines
,
____________________
and
honey
.
Greek
artisans
were
good
at
metal
,
leather
,
____________________
,
textiles
and
perfumes
.
Farmers
and
artisans
sold
their
products
in
the
market
but
also
traded
with
the
colonies
.
They
used
silver
____________________
for
payment
.
The
society
was
divided
in
two
main
groups
:
____________________
were
aristocrats
,
merchants
and
farmers
,
they
could
vote
,
be
elected
to
hold
public
office
and
take
part
in
political
life
and
they
had
to
pay
some
taxes
.
And
____________________
-
____________________
,
were
foreigners
and
had
no
political
rights
and
paid
special
taxes
.
There
were
also
____________________
,
who
were
not
free
and
belonged
to
other
people
,
they
were
the
main
workforce
in
agriculture
,
crafts
and
domestic
service
.
The
Hellenes
believe
in
many
____________________
.
According
to
Greek
mythology
,
the
gods
lived
on
Mount
Olympus
,
were
____________________
and
had
____________________
powers
.
