CLST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Melampus, Coppersmith, Peitho
8 Dec 2016
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Alkmeonidai family - sons of alkmeon , an accursed family, followers of kylon. Thessaly - the most heavily settled part of greece in the beginning stages (neolithic) Transformation of greece - due to development of sea-transport, consequent improvements in communications, development and discovery of metal-working technology and new farming practices arriving from anatolia. New technology and improved communications led to stability, prosperity and bigger communities. Palace complexes - occurred soon after 2000 in crete as well as in mainland greece around. 1500 in mycenae, tiryns, thebes, pylos - scholars call this period the mycenaean period after the development of akropolis. Akropolis - in athens, developed as mycenaean centre with extensive tunnelling in rock secured its water supply. Linear b - adopted in the mycenaean palaces to keep records, deciphered, more syllabic rather than alphabetical, is greek, Linear a - came slightly earlier than b is undeciphered but does not record greek worshipping the gods:
