Helladic Civilisation (Noun)
Meaning
The bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Helladic Civilisation was a prehistoric culture of the mainland Greek region that developed from around 2500-1100 BC, notable for its advanced architecture.
- This was the first major civilisation in Greek mainland and is identified by its Early, Middle, and Late periods within the Helladic Civilisation.
- Scholars divided the history of the Helladic Civilisation into three stages - Early Helladic, Middle Helladic, and Late Helladic, according to the changing technologies and social structures.
- Early Helladic Civilisation settlements were established as fortified villages with a central high place, as seen in the excavated settlements.
- By far the greatest influence exerted by the Helladic Civilisation was to lay the groundwork for later Greek city-states to develop, which themselves became the dominant polities in Greece.