CLA 1101 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
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Reading: c/f 30-31; eg ii and video (see below) Delta is for dimini and deka. Prometheus (see. p. 29: he is being punished for giving man fire, zeus punishes him by having an eagle eat his liver every day and every day it regenerates, atlas being punished for leading a revolt. 2/5 criteria for civilization now achieved! (agriculture and metallurgy) Alloy of copper and tin or copper and arsenic. No tin or arsenic in hellas = came from cornwall in britain. Early bronze age 3000 - 2000 bce (eba) p. 30-1. Grouped in sort of a circle, obsidian came from here. They know how to work with copper, gold, silver and tin. Early helladic (eh) = mainland: distinguished by: eh architecture. Fortified: you are trying to protect something. Improved housing: now they are rectangular in shape and have more than one room. Second labor of herakles = control of water.