GRST 205 Lecture 2: GRST 205 Lecture 2

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Lindsay Gayle Driediger- Murphy

Document Summary

Minoan 2200-1400 bc (earlier than mycenaean) These 2 civilizations (2200-1200 bc): greek bronze age. 1050-750 bc: greek dark age because the level of civilization has deteriorated. ** thera not minoans but just big fans of minoan culture who adapted minoan culture. * minoans are known for their monumental buildings. * cnossos: minoan palace (artist"s reconstruction, c. 1700 bc) Construction and decoration: stone masonry, timber beams, lightwells, fresco paintings, labyrinthine floor plan w/ central courtyard. People were individual herders (depended on scraping by/just getting by) Throughout the ancient world, most of the people were farmers. There is also a growing political organization. To be able to build this kind of building, we can assume that these people may have been wealthy. * griffin - legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle"s talons as its front feet. * restorations and foundations of the palace at cnossos.