CLA160H1 Lecture 5: CLA160 Lecture 5 Notes
Document Summary
Topics: the greek city-states, the dark age, archaic greece, greek colonization, sparta, athens, hesiod, homer. Dark age (1200-800 b. c. ) art of writing lost dark to us archaeology survey archaeology (settlements, geographical living areas, etc. ) Lefkandi grave sites from around 950 b. c. Preserve tradition of warriors: human sacrifice mentioned with the iliad suggested that lefkandi second site that contains female skeleton adorned in jewelry woman perhaps a human sacrifice maybe even buried alive. Differs from the homeric battles during the trojan war. With the rise of city-states came the rise of colonization colonies are city-states that spread but are still somehow connected to the mainland. Mark of a polis was the ability to colonize a subsidiary polis. Much competition to find the most fertile land. Spartan women well treated tradition women would train similarly to young men. Athens first athenian law code drakos (621/620 b. c. )
