Classical Studies 2500A/B Midterm: Lecture Notes Midterm One
28 Nov 2016
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The ages: stone age (palaeolithic, epipaleolithic, neolithic(never about greece), chalcolithic (ca. Bp (before present): found with use of carbon dating. Bc: counting backwards, 4000 > 3999 -> 3998. Europe and middle east were know as mediterranean and the near east (goes a bit further than middle east) and will be used as such for this class. Mesopotamia: means between two rivers, potamos: river (remember hippopotamus) The different geographies allow for a total different trajectory when thinking of early civilization (greece"s islands) Archaeology is always changing year to year, people are always discovering new things. Know the chronologies of greece and rome. More recent periods are more defined because they were recorded, the oldest periods and scientifically rendered (through carbon dating) which has a margin of error. This accounts for the range in years between the periods. Mythohistorical date: comes from myth; however, may not be entirely accurate. Historical knowledge allows for more specific dating.
