CLA160H1 Lecture : Lecture notes #1.docx
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There is a connection between man& god but a separation between man& nature. There is a very dark view of women (pandora). There is a clear emphasis on the agricultural aspect of society. Emphasis on trade: grain from egypt, wood from bulgaria, precious stones from syria. The greeks depended on the sea (fish, salt, vital in geopolitics). They were often fighting for the control of the mediterranean. Greece is very mountainous, only 20 to 30% of the land serves agricultural purposes. The agricultural existence was difficult but so their general philosophy was based on hard work. Greece was divided into little communities (valleys, little cities, local communities, kingdoms then city states). In the 19th century greece became unified, before it consisted of myriad city states and local communities. The greek territory was inhabited since the stone age. Linear a was the primary script used in palaces and religious writings.
