HISTORY 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Knossos, Heinrich Schliemann, Bronze Age
24 Jan 2016
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Minoan and mycenaean tribes discovers in the 2nd half of the 18th century. Unearthed the palace and city of mycenae: other palaces discovered include: Discovered troy: in asia minor (other side of the aegean) Troy is remembered in the homeric poems which date to the later iron age. Discovered the palace of knossos on crete. Called the cretan civilization that built these the minoans : other palaces were later found on the same island, named after minos a mythical cretan king, believed the minoan"s colonized areas of greece. Represents the earliest state-level society: first palace circa 2000 bce. Archaeologists reconstruct parts of the original building. Built by a developed, complex society: controlled by a government and ruling class. Palace"s wealth is determined by: scale, material, quality of construction, extra rooms. Used as ceremonial and religious centers: central role in religious ritual. Palace suggests king and royal family: no evidence found, no specific form of government found.
