CLA 2323 Lecture 2: Lecture 2
23 Feb 2017
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Bronze age 3000-1100 bc : minoan, mycenaean. Classical 480-323 bc: the peak of ages. Hellenistic 323-30 bc: a lot of greek culture was developed outside. Two civilizations that flourished: minoan and mycenaean. Religion centered on earth spirits, especially female divinities. This was the center of the city. Evidence come from objects that are found. Minoan came form the word of the king of crete. Leader of the greek leader of the expedition. A possible chronological period for the trojan war (1800 bc) During this period, lots of myths that started. They had strong character: big walls, big weapons, more violence, more hunting. Used to be called the dark ages. Spread of civilization in the asia minor for financial reasons. At the end of the iron age: the composition of the homeric poems. Introduction of the greek alphabet, they created it themselves.
