CLA230H1 Lecture Notes - Homo Erectus, Peloponnesian War, Historical Method
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776 bc olympiad beginning of the archaic period. Stone age 55,000-3,000 bc (prehistory: paleolithic (old, mesolithic (mid, neolithic (new) Bronze age 3,000-1,200 bc (prehistory: early bronze age, middle bronze age, late bronze age. Iron age 1,200 - bc (history: early iron age dark ages (protohistory, **archaic 776 480 bc, classical 480-323 bc, hellenistic 323-30 bc** Earliest evidence of humans = homo erectus, stone tools. Best source for persian wars and good source for archaic. The histories is meant to immortalize actions, people, events, etc: focusing on aristocratic male activity biased pov. Recounts exactly what he is told whether or not he believes it. More emphasis on writing, more emphasis on the greatness of. General for the athenians in the p. war. Uses historical poets to analyze the actions of past greeks and present greeks. Projects his own explanations on historical events. Uses archaeology to understand ethnic identity on delos.