AR104 Lecture : Greek World Lecture 1.docx
9 Sep 2013
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Relative but absolutely dating: based on pottery. Bronze age c. 3000-1100 bce (before common era: divided into early, middle, late, 2 bronze age civilizations (named after main metal) Minoans c. 300-1400 bce (e,m,l: c. 1900-1700 bce first palace period, c. 1700-1450 bce second palace period (highpoint, c. 1450 bce destruction of all palaces except knossos. Helladic period (e,m,l) on mainland greece. Mycenaeans c. 1600-1100 bce: c. 1400-1200 bce palace, highpoint, c. 1200/1100 bce palaces destroyed except athens. Chronology based on pottery types at athens: sub-mycenaean c. 1100-1050 bce, protogeometric c. 1050-900 bce, geometric (e,m,l) c. 900-700 bce. Classical period (e,m,l) c. 480-323 bce: high point of greek civilization, herodotus (persian war) and thucydides (peloponessian) Hellenistic period c. 323-31 bce: begins at the death of alexander the great, alexander"s empire divided amongst his generals, ptolemis (egypt) the last hellenistic kingdom, ends with the defeat of cleopatra and mark anthony. Mild/dry climate, rain only in fall, doubts.
