CLAS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ionic Order, Minoan Civilization, Doric Order

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 1000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Lec #8 archaic greece (8---480bc) and the archaic cultural revolution-ch 8-9. 30 multiple choice questions (things covered in the lecture) Long answer 9-12 topics (things covered in the textbook) worth 20 marks. On the other side of the dark age is the archaic period (776 bc is unofficial start of the archaic period) Greeks lived in city states shared cultural values, but not political values. Poleis were ruled by oligarchies: members of the oligarchy were called agathoi and the masses were called kakoi. Fought in dense multi line formations called the phalanx. As the power of the king is being diffused among the oligarchy we see the same in battle. The ability for the king to be the hero in a fight diminishes with this new form of collective battle. No opportunity to stand out: may have contributed to the invention of the olympics to feed this need for individuals to stand out and be recognized.