CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture : Lecture notes.docx
15 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 that before that is prehistory myth and legend. Physical record (archaeology: structures, graves, wall paintings, scripture, painted pottery, tools and weapons, written records on clay tablets (late bronze age) Indo- european language group: sanskrit, greek, latin, angelo-saxon, russian, eurasian peoples. Invasion into mediterranean region, domination of local groups. 1871 discovery of troy at modern hissarlik (turkey) 1876 schliemann discovers shaft graves at mycenae. 1900: discovery of the palace at knossos. 2100 bce: population boom, development of several urban centers. Residential rooms, storehouses, workshops, central courtyard (unwalled) Redistributive economy: common in egypt and near east, palace and town integrated. Stratified, complex social order: sharp distinctions in wealth and status. C. 1900 bce cretan pictography writing: developed later into more advanced linear script, preserved on clay tablets in palace at knossos.
