CLST 200 Lecture 7: CLST 200 Lecture 7
21 Jan 2016
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Week 3: archaic greece, 750/700 480 bc (classical city state, democratic rule) Never recognized a divine rite to rule, kings determined by military rule or family status. Greeks had issue of figuring out who had the right to rule. Questions of rulersihp connected with technological changes related to war fare. (most important contribuitons is development of pitched battle and hoplite warrior). Not like linear b, not technology of palace control and economy, but used for verse in earliest examples (nestor"s cup, etc). Dissemination of greek writing may of happened through bilingual marriages (phoenican women moving to euboea, movement of craftsmen, exposed, vowels added, sounds changed and adopted to greek). Shield of achilles (legal procedure passage important for legal history and suggested enacted basic practices for greek city states system to exist) The polis system (defining institution in greek history, distinct). Small time flourished but as world historical impact, especially.
