GRST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Michael Ventris, Types Of Volcanic Eruptions, Boeotia
27 Jun 2018
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300-1100 BCE
oEarly Bronze Age 300-2000 BCE
oMiddle Bronze Age 200-1550 BCE
oLate Bronze Age 1550-1100 BCE
This period is characterized by the use of bronze and proto-writing and other features of "urban
civilization"
Humans had inhabited Greece for many of thousands of years before the Bronze age
Crete
Minoan Crete
oWhen referring to Crete, some refer to it during this age as Minoan Crete
oThis terminology evolved from the myth around Crete, its mythical ruler King Minos, and
the mythical labyrinth at the palace of Knossos
3 main phases during the Bronze Age
Early Minoan phases: a proto-urban society
oCa. 3000 BCE
oStreets were very narrow only one person could walk at a time
oPeople grew barely and wheat, sheep and cattle
oCyst Graves(In ground)- cut into rock as tombs or caves, the dead was deposited into
chamber tombs, that were stone rooms above c
oChamber tomb (above ground)- depo
Middle Minoan phases: the construction of palace complexes
Ca. 2100 BCE
There were sculptures of humans
New technology for pottery: Potter's wheel
Importing
Late Minoan phases: maximum prosperity
Ca. 1600 BCE
Evolution of Paintings, adapted from the Egyptians- women were painted in white
Ivory was used for sculptures
First elements of writing for the western world
Influence from outside like Crete Eygpt and Asia minor
Destruction of the palaces
Around 1450 BCE Minoan Culture experiences a turning point due to a natural
catastrophe.
Earthquake?
Mycenaean Greeks?
A man by the name of sir Arthur Evans is responsible for initiating and carrying out for
many years the excavation of the Palace at Knossos as well as some major reconstructions
of the world
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Document Summary
Early bronze age 300-2000 bce: middle bronze age 200-1550 bce o. This period is characterized by the use of bronze and proto-writing and other features of "urban civilization" Humans had inhabited greece for many of thousands of years before the bronze age. Minoan crete: when referring to crete, some refer to it during this age as minoan crete o. This terminology evolved from the myth around crete, its mythical ruler king minos, and the mythical labyrinth at the palace of knossos. 3 main phases during the bronze age. Early minoan phases: a proto-urban society o o o o. Streets were very narrow only one person could walk at a time. People grew barely and wheat, sheep and cattle. Cyst graves(in ground)- cut into rock as tombs or caves, the dead was deposited into chamber tombs, that were stone rooms above c o. Middle minoan phases: the construction of palace complexes.
