CLT 3370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lion Gate, Labrys, Knossos
13 Jan 2017
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Before 6000 bce: paleolithic (no written documents) Foundation stones of houses, stone tools, graves. 323-30 bce: hellenistic period: roman conquest of egypt. Greek mainland seems to be inhabited by modest farmers who worshipped goddesses of fertility; we know nothing of their language. 2200 bce: on the island of crete flourishes the minoan civilization. Minoan civilization in greek mythology: named after minos, a legendary cretan king, knossos, phaistos, malia, (cid:862)palatial so(cid:272)iety(cid:863): the pala(cid:272)e as. Workshop and storage spaces: no defensive walls: no fear of enemies, religious symbols: The mycenaean world was (allegedly) destroyed by greek-speaking people from northwest (dorian invasion) The dorian invaders were the sons of heracles in greek legend. Athens was the only settlement that withstood the invaders. Very few archeological remains survive from the dark age. 800 bc: invention of greek alphabet (from the phoenician writing) Greek cities sent out colonies to the west, southern italy and sicily. Emergence of greek polis, the independent city-state.
