ACS 210 Lecture 6: 6. Early Greece
25 Jul 2019
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This week we will be moving westward, from mesopotamia to the eastern mediterranean and early. The earliest greek civilization is known as mycenaean. Mycenaean civilization collapses circa 1200 bce, and is followed by a period known as the "dark age" in greece as the archaeological record is quite scant. Around 800 bce, civilization reappears rather suddenly, giving rise to a phenomenon known as the "ionian enlightenment", which in turn lays the intellectual foundation for classical greek civilization. Greece: ancient greek belongs to the indo-european language family. Language of mycenaean: mycenaean linear b script represents a dialect of greek, primarily used for bureaucratic record-keeping, only one of the many greek dialects. Mycenaean social order palatial class commander: wanax: priestly-warrior king, major landholder, makes all political appointments, lawagetas: lit. Leader of people", second-in-command, also a major landholder, military: hekwetai: lit. Nourisher of the damos: provincial governor, appointed by wanax, koretor, prokeretor: district administrators, hieros, hiera: priest, priestess, klawiphoros: lit.
