HIST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Helots, Trireme, Hoplite
Document Summary
Cultural bridge between egypt (south), greece and asia minor(east). Named after the legendary king minos of crete. There weren"t defensive walls, it was thought not to be at war. Three types of writing, preserved, one shows one was scripted-early greek. Cities put on hills away from seas to monitor neighboring lands. Beehive shaped tombs built by the authority of the king. Trade gave power and wealth and allowed them to be prosperous at the time. Middle or dark, age of greece to ca. Homeric values: physical prowess, courage, protection of family, friends, and property, personal honor and reputation. Citadel for protection early: aristocratic republics with council on noble emphasis on citizenship conflict among city-states because of differences of culture and land. Hoplite phalanx man with shield/spear emphasis on courage, discipline. 750-500 bcec greek colonization (magna graecia) great greece. New social and political conflicts within the polis.
