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1he flrsL exLanL accounL of Lhe successlve ages of manklnd comes from Lhe Creek poeL Peslods Works

and uays (llnes 109201) who ls probably adapLlng a myLh of Medlan or erslan orlgln1 Pls llsL ls

Colden Age 1he Colden Age ls Lhe only age LhaL falls wlLhln Lhe rule of Cronus lL ls sald LhaL people
llved among Lhe gods and freely mlngled wlLh Lhem eace and harmony prevalled durlng Lhls age
Pumans dld noL have Lo work Lo feed Lhemselves for Lhe earLh provlded food ln abundance 1hey llved
Lo a very old age buL wlLh a youLhful appearance and evenLually dled peacefully 1helr splrlLs llve on as
guardlans laLo ln CraLylus (397 e) recounLs Lhe golden race of men who came flrsL Pe clarlfles LhaL
Peslod dld noL mean men llLerally made of gold buL good and noble Pe descrlbes Lhese men as
daemons upon Lhe earLh Slnce (dalmones) ls derlved from q (daemones meanlng
knowlng or wlse) Lhey are beneflcenL prevenLlng llls and guardlans of morLal men
Sllver Age 1he Sllver Age and every age LhaL follows fall wlLhln Lhe rule of Cronus successor and son
Zeus Men ln Lhe Sllver age llved for one hundred years under Lhe domlnlon of Lhelr moLhers 1hey llved
only a shorL Llme as grown adulLs and spenL LhaL Llme ln sLrlfe wlLh one anoLher uurlng Lhls Age men
refused Lo worshlp Lhe gods and Zeus desLroyed Lhem for Lhelr lmpleLy AfLer deaLh humans of Lhls age
became blessed splrlLs of Lhe underworld
8ronze Age Men of Lhe 8ronze Age were hard War was Lhelr purpose and passlon noL only arms and
Lools buL Lhelr very homes were forged of bronze 1he men of Lhls age were undone by Lhelr own
vlolenL ways and lefL no named splrlLs buL dwell ln Lhe dank house of Pades lL came Lo an end wlLh
Lhe flood of ueucallon
Perolc Age 1he Perolc Age ls Lhe one age LhaL does noL correspond wlLh any meLal lL ls also Lhe only
age LhaL lmproves upon Lhe age lL follows ln Lhls perlod men llved wlLh noble demlgods and heroes lL
was Lhe heroes of Lhls Age who foughL aL 1hebes and 1roy 1hls race of humans dled and wenL Lo
Llyslum
lron Age Peslod flnds hlmself ln Lhe lron Age uurlng Lhls age humans llve an exlsLence of Loll and
mlsery Chlldren dlshonor Lhelr parenLs broLher flghLs wlLh broLher and Lhe soclal conLracL beLween
guesL and hosL (xenla) ls forgoLLen uurlng Lhls age mlghL makes rlghL and bad men use lles Lo be
LhoughL good AL Lhe helghL of Lhls age humans no longer feel shame or lndlgnaLlon aL wrongdolng
bables wlll be born wlLh gray halr and Lhe gods wlll have compleLely forsaken humanlLy Lhere wlll be
no help agalnsL evll




1 30001100 8CL
O 8ronze Age Creece Llme closer Lo Lhe gods more glamorous Lhan laLer Creece A loL of
dynasLles and famllles
a Mlnoan (early 30002100 mlddle 21001300 laLe 13001100 8CL) named afLer
klng mlnes of C8L1L MA18lA8lCAL CuL1u8L ( 3 CCuLSSLS) arLwork focused
on Lhe naLural world 'al fresco' warrlorllke culLure
b Cycladlc (early 30002000 mlddle 20001300 laLe 13001100 8CL)of C?CLAuLS
was LhoughL Lo worshlp goddesses MA18lA8lCAL WC8Lu
c Mycenaean ( 19001100 8CL) more A18lA8lCAL CuL1u8L more war llke
culLure
2 16001300 8CL
O Mlnoan culLure Lakes over Mycenaean culLure
3 1200 8CL
O 1ro[an War War beLween Creece and 1ro[ans
4 1100900 8CL
O uark Ages of Creece no new evldence of culLural and archlLecLural developmenL
3 800 8CL
O 1he emergence/appearance of an alphabeL
O Pomerlc Lplcs
67S0S00]479 8CL
O Archa|c er|od
7 700 8CL
O Peslod All hall Zeus blessed dlvlne of Lhe cosmos ulLlmaLe ruler"
8 630610 8CL
O Around when Sappho was born uurlng Lhe archalc perlod lrom Lesbos llved ln Lhe
Lown of MyLllene Cn Lhe coasL of Creece faclng 1urkey lnfluences of LasLern culLure ln
her wrlLlng (Adonls culLural flgure of Lhe LasL) L?8lC poeLry SAPC PlCPL?
ACCLAlMLu 10
1P
MuSL" 8evere's AphrodlLe
9S00]479336 8CL
O C|ass|ca| er|od
10 300 8CL
O Colden age of ALhens (lncludes Lhose readlngs ln An CresLela
O new developmenLs 2 ma[or wars ln 3
1P
CLn1u8?
11 490479
O erslan War ersla aLLacks malnland Creece LvenLually Creeks are successful ( 3060
years)
O ALhens ls leader for mlllLary now ALhens ls Lhe cenLer of Lhe reglon economlcally
mlllLarlly and culLurally kalllnlkos beauLlful vlcLory"
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