CLAS 111 Lecture 7: Eng. 11.1
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Textiles brought to palace- feast to reward those who brought items. Rations given to the workshops for their work. Around 1200 bc- (cid:272)ollapse (cid:862)late bro(cid:374)ze age collapse(cid:863) Not only in mycenae-greece, also in other areas around the mediterranean sea. Small huts: all downgraded after the collapse. We do(cid:374)"t really k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat (cid:272)aused (cid:272)ollapse a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat (cid:449)as happe(cid:374)i(cid:374)g duri(cid:374)g: no writing found, except for in cyprus not deciphered, egypt- affected but powered through. Egypt- mummy of ramses iii- pharaoh duri(cid:374)g (cid:862)(cid:272)ollapse(cid:863) Medinet habu- story of people attacking egypt- he defeated them (sea people) The sea peoples (destroyers at end of late bronze age) Non-uniform: come from different areas- different clothes. Entire civ. on the move- entirely, not just men- all families. Not a single attack, multiple, all over: 1177. Earthquake storms- hit the my(cid:272)e(cid:374)aea(cid:374)"s: 1200 bce- warrior vase. War on boats- most of pottery found in mycenae had to do with war/men going off to war.
