CLA 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hellenistic Period, Common Era, The Nice
30 Mar 2016
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* herodotus" work was the source of the movie 300". Graeci roman name for those who populated the region known as hellas. Hellene common decendants of hellen (the son of the greek equivalent of noah) The topography of the region made communication throughout hellas difficult and caused hellas to be a non-unified country ruled mostly by independent city states. Only 18% of the land in hellas was arable but the space the was arable was incredibly fertile. Perfect climate in the summer months but damp near the coast. The nice climate made so that most events and business took place outside. The region of hellas had a winter agricultural cycle which means that they planted in the fall and harvested in the spring. Olives (athena) very important to greek life. There are 5 criteria for being considered a civilization: The titan prometheus is often credited with bringing civilization to the ancient greek people. (page 29)
