Classical Studies 1000 Lecture 4: CS1000+-+Week+4+Oct+5-9

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From the dark age to the archaic period. Beginning in 1200 bce mycenaean civilisations began to falter. By 1100 bce the palace communities were gone. Great near eastern empires (hittites, egypt) were also in trouble. It is easier to describe what happened than account for it. Marauding sea-peoples" (as they are called in egyptian texts). Large influx of indo-european speakers into mainland greece. System became too overburdened by its own requirements. A period of decline and slow reorganisation and recovery. Archeological evidence sparse (graves for the most part). A loss of the essentials of high culture. Rise of literacy marks the emergence from the dark age. The expression dark age" suggests more consistency than the archaeological record has shown. The elaborate architecture of the palaces and the bureaucracy of mycenaean civilisation were gone. Spinning and weaving (a diminution of skill and quality). By 950 bce weapons in graves were typically made of iron, not bronze.

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