Early and Middle Helladic Greece

Early and Middle Helladic Greece appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Balkans and Greece (Europe) from c. 3200 to 1600 BCE, a span of more than 1,600 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Bronze Age farmers of mainland Greece who built corridor houses such as the House of Tiles at Lerna. Greek speakers probably arrived during this period.

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Facts

Dates: c. 3200 to 1600 BCE
Duration: more than 1,600 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Balkans and Greece, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Became

Mycenaean Greece c. 1600 to 1100 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

3000 BCE Stonehenge begun
1600 BCE Thera eruption

Neighbours in Europe

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE
Mycenaean Greece c. 1600 to 1100 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Early and Middle Helladic Greece exist?

c. 3200 to 1600 BCE, about more than 1,600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Early and Middle Helladic Greece?

Balkans and Greece, in Europe.

What language did Early and Middle Helladic Greece speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.

What came after Early and Middle Helladic Greece?

Mycenaean Greece.