CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture : History 1M03.docx
9 Apr 2013
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Iron age or dark age greece: 1100-776 bce. No written greek sources until at least 7th century bce homer: homer"s iliad, odyssey, for greeks all before that is prehistory- myth and legend. Physical record (archaeology: structures graves, wall paintings, sculpture, painted pottery, tools, weapons, written records on clay tablets. Indo-european language group: sanskrit, greek, latin, anglo-saxon, russian, eurasian peoples. Arayan myth: invasion into mediterranean region, domination of local groups. 1871- discovery of troy at modern hissarlik (turkey) German business man, traveled to north west turkey. 1876- schliemann discovers shaft graves at mycenae. Death mask- mold taken of a persons face showing off ancestory. Residential rooms, storehouses, workshops, central courtyard (unwalled) distribution of goods. Redistributive economy: common in egypt and near east, palace and town integrated. Stratified, complex social order: sharp distinctions in wealth and status. Colony of thera (modern santorini: wall painting (fresca, papyrus (paper) An important image of the minoan culture.
