 The Bronze Age in mainland Greece is generally termed as the " Helladic period " by modern archaeologists , after Hellas , the Greek name for Greece . This period is divided into three <unk> : The Early Helladic ( EH ) period ( c . 2900 – 2000 BC ) was a time of prosperity with the use of metals and a growth in technology , economy and social organization . The Middle Helladic ( MH ) period ( ca . 2000 – 1650 BC ) faced a slower pace of development , as well as the evolution of megaron @-@ type cist graves . Finally , the Late Helladic ( LH ) period ( c . 1650 – 1050 BC ) roughly coincides with Mycenaean Greece . 
