HIS101H5 Lecture : his101- w8.docx
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We study it b/c: brought in much wider cultural influences, cradle of western civilization . East coast of med: urban culture, lots of trade- dye, timber (cedar, exports were very valuable, city of carthage- founded 814 bce by queen dido, alphabet: designated one letter for one sound. English comes from phoenicians: olives: 4000-3000 bce 1st cultivation (before pho. , pho. spread the cultivation of olives, grapes: viticulture (growing grapes) 6000 bce in med. From arrival to conquest of alexander the great: hellenistic period from a. t. g. to roman conquest. Grapes: consumed as wine, mixed with water. Rome: the republic (509 bce- 27 bce) Grew from small city to centre of empire: patricians (politicians, powerful ppl), plebeians (common citizens, augustus: 1st emperor, slave could buy their freedom, be citizens, the empire (27 bce 476 ce) Ruled by constitutional monarchy: grapes: made/imported wines. Romans were less concerned abt moderation than greeks.
