Classical Studies 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Warka Vase, Aegean Civilizations, Chalcolithic
24 Nov 2016
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Chapter 2. 1: chalcolithic mesopotamia and pre-cursors to the bronze age aegean. Earliest cities in mesopotamia: 5th and 4th millennia. Chalcolithic period 5000-3100 bc: ubaid period: 5000-4000 bc, uruk period: 4000-3100 bc. When a period is named after a city, that means that the city is the best example of the civilization of that period. Concepts of social differentiation: class more stratified: priests, scribes (writing emerges), kings (holding huge powers), artisans, etc, craft specialization. Not everyone have to contribute to hunting/gathering. People start to have jobs that don"t involve that. The (cid:862) tate(cid:863) a(cid:374)d religio(cid:374: the temple was the monumental focus and place of redistribution in chalcolithic. Mesopotamia (5000-3100 bc: the deity was the primary ruler. Concepts of kingship emerge: king was mediator between deity and people, king was primary ruler/deity himself. Sophisticated domestic space: palace emerges (best example: mari) as central political space in the bronze age, taking over from temple as central space of importance in urban centers.
