Classical Studies 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Neolithic, Fertile Crescent, Collective Identity

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2500A/B
• Professor: Beth Greene

Document Summary

Lecture 4 neolithic and early urban characteristics (10,000-5000 bc) Pottery neolithic = pn: where in the world people learned how to grow things. Neolithic settlements: 10,000-5,000 bc: two important periods pre-pottery, pottery neolithic, ca. Please read about other settlements in textbook, chapter 1: ay n , g bekli tepe, atalh y k. Gordo(cid:374) childe, (cid:1005)95(cid:1004) (cid:862)ur(cid:271)a(cid:374) re(cid:448)olutio(cid:374)(cid:863) large size and nucleated population: social stratification, specialist labour groups (crafts, priests, traders, etc. , central authority controlling surplus (king, deity, etc. ) Does not come in until about 4th millennia bc: sciences (exact and predictive) Scientific method of thinking: monumental architecture (temples, palaces, tombs, fortification) Ability to build large structures: sophisticated figural art, long-distance trade with foreign populations, collective identity and group membership within the community. People identify with urban space rather than solely a family group. Hift fro(cid:373) alig(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:449)ith fa(cid:373)ily u(cid:374)it to(cid:449)ards taki(cid:374)g a(cid:374) ide(cid:374)tify fro(cid:373) (cid:862)a pla(cid:272)e(cid:863)