HIST 2850 Lecture 1: HIST-2850-Class-Notes
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Ends with the death of alexander the great in 323 bc. Athens, philosophy, art came across majorly in this period. Prehistory of the greek peninsula (ca 40,000 years ago) Change to farming communities in egypt, sumer, mesopotamia (modern iraq area) First workable metal, begins in egypt and places east to them, They create tools and become more effective with farming, weapons, carve, hunt better. Khafra, sphinx created (ca 2500 bc) way ahead of the athenians. Greeks were working with stone tools and grains, not much records of early early greece. The date was the first olympics, egypt began their empire and civilization way before. A product of the restored greek civilizations following the collapse of the bronze age. Herodotus (most important historical source, for the persian war) Aegean bronze age (3000-1200 bc) (start of course*****) Starts on the island of crete around 3000 bc. Early worship of female fertility gods, sensitive, artistic, creative people.
