CLA230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Franchthi Cave, Social Stratification, Red Meat
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According to legend participated in the trojan war; based on the. We know this because we have the writing system they used -> deciphered figured out early greek. Unfortunately didn"t really use literature, used it for making lists for inventory. Reverting to a more primitive in this time. Dark age not pc, now iron (iron introduced) still art and culture just a much smaller scale than it had been previously. Most importantly learned how to write again -> developed the greek alphabet. Start to produce more intricate art, expand trade networks, their presence in mediterranean world and this is what"s known as the archaic period. Hoplite warfare - what helps them become a dominant power in the. Greeks first appearance on a global scale. Period of time when athens becomes a cultural power. Devastating all out war decades long between athens and sparta. Ends with the death of alexander the great. Development of the novel and new comedy.
