Archaic Greece

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Archaic Greece was the formative period of ancient Greek civilization (roughly 8th–early 5th century BCE) marked by the rise of the polis, colonization, early democracy, and major developments in art, poetry, and philosophy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
period of ancient Greek history
endTime early 5th century BCE
follows Greek Dark Ages
surface form: Greek Dark Age
hasCharacteristic Athenian political reforms
Greek colonization
adoption and adaptation of Phoenician alphabet
architectural development of the Doric order
architectural development of the Ionic order
aristocratic dominance
codification of citizenship boundaries
codification of laws
codified religious festivals
composition of Hesiod’s works
conflicts between aristocrats and commoners
conflicts over land and debt
development of Greek alphabetic writing
development of Spartan militaristic society
development of black-figure pottery
development of citizen militias
development of civic cults and local deities
development of civic institutions
development of epic tradition into written form
development of hoplite phalanx tactics
development of hoplite warfare
early Greek philosophy
early forms of democracy
emergence of coinage in Lydia and Greek cities
emergence of lyric poetry
emergence of pre-Socratic philosophy
emergence of red-figure pottery at the end of the period
emergence of tyrannies in some cities
expansion of Greek artistic motifs influenced by the Near East
expansion of sanctuaries and temples
formation of Greek ethnic and cultural identity
formation of regional leagues and alliances
foundation of Greek colonies in the Black Sea region
foundation of Greek colonies in the Mediterranean
growth of maritime activity
growth of sanctuaries such as Delphi and Olympia
growth of symposion culture
growth of trade
increased social stratification
increased use of inscriptions
increasing political participation of male citizens
institution of the Olympic Games as a major festival
institutionalization of athletic games
intensive artistic innovation
interaction with Near Eastern cultures
kouros and kore statue types
law code of Draco in Athens
lyric poetry of Alcaeus
lyric poetry of Archilochus
lyric poetry of Pindar at the end of the period
lyric poetry of Sappho
pan-Hellenic sanctuaries
performance of Homeric epics
reforms of Cleisthenes in Athens
Solon of Athens
surface form: reforms of Solon in Athens

rise of Athens as a major polis
rise of Sparta as a major polis
rise of public monumental sculpture
rise of the polis
rise of tyrants such as Cypselus in Corinth
rise of tyrants such as Peisistratos in Athens
rise of tyrants such as Polycrates in Samos
social tensions leading to reforms and tyrannies
use of coinage in some poleis
location Aegean islands
Greek colonies around the Black Sea
Greek colonies in the western Mediterranean
Greek mainland
coasts of Asia Minor
partOf Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
precedes Classical Greece
startTime 8th century BCE

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Erymanthian Boar timePeriodOfMyth Archaic Greece
Abydos timePeriod Archaic Greece
Nemesis mythologicalEra Archaic Greece
Orthia timePeriod Archaic Greece
Ἠλύσιον timePeriodOfBelief Archaic Greece
Hellanodikai timePeriod Archaic Greece
Pallene timePeriod Archaic Greece
island of Aeaea timeOfCompositionContext Archaic Greece
subject surface form: Aeaea
Abdera in Thrace timePeriod Archaic Greece
Sestos timePeriod Archaic Greece
Ionians timePeriod Archaic Greece
this entity surface form: Archaic period of Greece
Aeolid timePeriodOfOrigin Archaic Greece
Orphism periodOfFlourishing Archaic Greece
Thespiae timePeriod Archaic Greece
Phocaea timePeriod Archaic Greece
Byzas of Megara timePeriod Archaic Greece
this entity surface form: Archaic Greece (traditional dating)
Ascra timePeriod Archaic Greece
Kronion hill hasHistoricalPeriodOfUse Archaic Greece
subject surface form: Kronion Hill
Pelopion timePeriod Archaic Greece
Byzas timePeriod Archaic Greece
Kolona archaeological site hasCulturalPeriod Archaic Greece
this entity surface form: Greek Archaic period
Greek Dark Ages followedBy Archaic Greece
Argive Heraion periodOfUse Archaic Greece
ancient Laconia timePeriod Archaic Greece
Sacred Lake historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
mixed constitution (Sparta) timePeriod Archaic Greece
Spartan Ephors historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Tegea period Archaic Greece
acropolis timePeriodOfUse Archaic Greece
Parian marble usedInPeriod Archaic Greece
Iolcus timePeriod Archaic Greece
Helladic culture influenced Archaic Greece
Hermes Propylaios timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Sybaris River historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Zankle timePeriod Archaic Greece
Democedes of Croton historicalEra Archaic Greece
Crotona historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Phalaris locatedInTimePeriod Archaic Greece
Zaleucus era Archaic Greece
Elis in the Peloponnese timePeriod Archaic Greece
subject surface form: Elis
Athens Mint historicalEra Archaic Greece
Apella timePeriod Archaic Greece
Agoge timePeriod Archaic Greece
Perioikoi timePeriod Archaic Greece
Helots timePeriod Archaic Greece