CLST 111 Midterm: Midterm Study Guide
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Complete identification may include (as relevant): what it is ancient culture where found/located material period date. Discussion should include why the items are comparable, their archaeological importance, and what they reveal about the ancient past. Short answer: write two brief mini-essays (2-3 paragraphs). Make general points supported by specific detail. (prompts will be very open-ended, just make one or two strong points and include specific details/evidence. You will be required to write 2 short answers). You will have choices in both the comparison and short answer sections. Stone age: early: paleolithic hunter gatherers. Early seafaring assumed due to axes found in crete. 16,000 bp: end of ice age: middle: mesolithic 10,500 9,000 bc. Manipulation of plants and animals: late: neolithic 9,000 3600 bc. Permanent settlements and architecture villages, cities. Agriculture and animal husbandry, fully domesticated animals. Obsidian: core and blade production using pressure flaking. Protopalatial period: middle minoan ib-ii 1930 1700 bc.
