Ancient History
The Early Helladic Period
Between 3000 and 2000BC the Greek mainland was inhabited by a metal using civilisation. Little is known about the culture or religion of these agricultural people. What is know is that they disappeared in the second millennium BC, their villages were put to the torch or abandoned as mainland Greece was invaded by warlike tribes, the early Greeks.
The Middle Helladic
Period The Greek tribes settled down and fought amongst one another, trying to gain the most fertile bits of ground. The Greek soil is not rich, but crops like olives and grapes grow well. Sheep were herded in the mountains and fish caught from the seas. Trade grew with the Minoan culture South of Greece, and urbanised centres evolved.