James W. Greek Military Timeline

The Minoan civilization was crippled from a volcano. So the Mycenaean civilization conquered the Minoans. They got the Minoans land. It was an economic/territorial gain war
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The Trojan War started because of a beauty contest. So the Greeks attacked the Trojans. The Greeks won the war. It was an economic gain war.http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/01/trojan-war-AB.jpeg

The Dorians swept down and conquered Greece while it was in disarray from the Trojan War. They became a primitive civilization. The Dorian won the Greeks land. The war was for territorial gain. http://fce-study.netdna-ssl.com/2/images/upload-flashcards/38/21/27/5382127_m.png

The Spartans needed land and food so they took a country. The Spartans conquered an entire country and made the people their slaves. It was an economic gain war/ .https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/shoguntotalwar/imageproxy.php?url=http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww43/KLofM/0028.jpg

The Persians tried to invade Greece for land. Obviously, that didn't work out well for Persia. It was an economic gain war. It included the battle of marathon.
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As a result of the first attempted invasion of Greece the Persians tried again. It was economic gain war. Greece won. http://www.persiansarenotarabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/persian-war.jpg

Athens Versus Sparta. All Greece was involved. It was an economic gain war. Athens won. http://paintingandframe.com/uploadpic/others/big/1-peloponnesian_wars.jpg

The Spartans wanted dominance over Greece so the Thebians beat them back. This was a territorial gain war.https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/50/9b/a9/509ba93d4aad087378f915c119f0d938.jpg

The Macedonians VS an alliance of the Greek city states. A territorial gain war. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vqyuonZtJiY/hqdefault.jpg

Alexander the Great was given control of Greece's armies and used them to attempt/conquer Egypt and Persia. It was a territorial gain war.http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/01/alexander_the_great_by_tamarie-d57sirl-H.jpeg