HIST 11051 Lecture 6: Ancient Greece Lecture 1
28 Apr 2019
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Ancient greece, region of isolated valleys, hills, small plains, peninsulas, and islands. Nothing more than barbarous fringe area to older civilizations of the middle. Tiny, unimportant, and poor in natural resources: first greeks, either were neolithic farmers who migrated from asia minor around 3000 bc, or were an indo-european tribe from southern russia who migrated into the region around 2300 bc. In either case, when people did arrive in the peninsula, they soon came into contact with an already civilized people who lived on the nearby island of crete. The minoans: minoan civilization, neolithic settlements date back to 4000 bc. Early farmers probably came into contact with middle eastern civilization around 3000 bc: had developed an advanced civilization of their own by 2000 bc. Expressed in the construction and decoration of huge palace complexes. Largest one at knossos: minoan palace complexes, complicated structures consisting of a honeycomb of various rooms surrounding a large courtyard, huge, well-built.
