CLCIV 101 Lecture 1: Greek Civilization 101 Midterm
15 Dec 2016
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Invention of sailing ships and writing (linear a) Crete separated from the mainland by 75 miles an island on the southern part of the aegean. Cnossus massive palace on the northern tip of crete. King minos why they are called minoans wife had sex with a bull and then they had a minotaur baby that he put in a labyrinth: theseus killed the minotaur who was madly in love with his daughter^^ 1750 bc in the middle of the bronze age civilization collapse. Palaces were then rebuilt better: palaces controlled a command economy redistributing stuff. Used linear a writing systems used to keep track. Volcano of thera town of akrotiri buried under volcanic ash 1600 bc thought to have ended the minoan society but it lasted till 1500. More warlike than minoans and wealth was less diffused. Linear b writing system they used after they took over minoan greece was a syllabary of 8 or so signs.
