HIST 2850 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 - Early Greek History
Document Summary
Palaeolithic aka stone age" cave people caves continued into greek history and mythology hunter-gatherers. Persistence of taboos incl. cannibalism, beastiality, incest again, continue into greek myth symbolism of barbarity. New stone age occur spontaneously around the world: s. mexico, chile, china, australia, mesopotamia migration into greece. Domestication of plants agriculture farming development of new tools of livestock. Consequences permanent habitations storage, maintenance, etc mutual protection. Rst evidence of the shift from iron to bronze mainland lerna (ca. 2500bc) beginning of construction of buildings tiles layered on top of each other relation to development of hierarchy? two- oored building, probably a chief or priest of something. 3000-1600 bc) artists dominant power for most of the early bronze age palaces something they are known fore esp. Phaistos and knossos administrative centres of power (probably controlling a region)
