After the Greek Dark Ages was the Archaic Period, when city-states grew and became powerful.This is a relative clause. It is not a complete sentence.
After the Greek Dark Ages was the Archaic Period. In the Archaic Period We replaced "when" with "In the Archaic Period." Notice that we have to add "in" to make a complete sentence. city-states grew and became powerful.
The Hellenistic Period came after the Classical Period. In the Hellenistic Period We will replace "In the Hellenistic Period" with "when". Greek ideas spread thoughout the eastern Mediterranean.
The Hellenistic Period, whThis relative clause interrupts the sentence. You need a comma before the relative clause...en Greek ideas spread thoughout the eastern Mediterranean, ca ...and you need a comma after the relative clause.me after the Classical Period.
During the Dark Ages, when the Greeks no longer built large buildings or traded much with other countries, they also forgot how to write.
During the Dark Ages they also forgot how to write. In the Dark Ages the Greeks no longer built large buildings or traded much with other countries.
Around 776 B.C.E. Greece was beginning to emerge from the Dark Ages. In 776 B.C.E. the Olympics were first held.
Around 776 B.C.E., when the Olympics were first held, Greece was beginning to emerge from the Dark Ages.
The Phoenicians, who traded with Greece and many other countries, introduced the Greeks to the Phoenician alphabet.
The Phoenicians introduced the Greeks to the Phoenician alphabet. The Phoenicians traded with Greece and many other countries.
The Dorians brought new ideas to Greece. The Dorians settled in the area that became the city-state of Sparta.
The Dorians, who settled in the area that became the city-state of Sparta, brought new ideas to Greece.
Credit for the Spartans' ideas may really belong to the Phoenicians, who traded with the advanced civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Credit for the Spartans' ideas may really belong to the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians traded with the advanced civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
During the seventh century B.C.E., some of the city-states were taken over by tyrants. Tyrants were aristocrats who illegally took complete control of city-states.
During the seventh century B.C.E., some of the city-states were taken over by tyrants, who were aristocrats who illegally took complete control of city-states.
As life improved at the end of the Dark Ages, many city-states became crowded and began to send out colonists, who were mostly young men.
As life improved at the end of the Dark Ages, many city-states became crowded and began to send out colonists. The colonists were mostly young men.
The colonists raised crops to send back to the "mother city." The colonists were not allowed to trade with other cities.
The colonists, who were not allowed to trade with other cities, raised crops to send back to the "mother city."
The Oracle at Delphi often answered a city's most important question, which was where to send their colonists.
The Oracle at Delphi often answered a city's most important question. A city's most important question was where to send their colonists.
The word "oracle" means someone who answered questions on behalf of a god or goddess. The word "oracle" comes from a Latin word that means "to speak."
The word "oracle," which comes from a Latin word that means "to speak," means someone who answered questions on behalf of a god or goddess.
At about this time, Homer is supposed to have written the Odyssey and the Iliad, which are long poems about the Trojan War and its results.
At about this time, Homer is supposed to have written the Odyssey and the Iliad. The Odyssey and the Iliad are long poems about the Trojan War and its results.