CLCV 1002 Lecture : CLCV 1002A - Sept. 18, 2012.rtf
Document Summary
Greek speakers arrived in the region in 2200 bc (may have arrived from caucasus region and asia minor) Humane qualities of gods included emotions and wants (created in own image) The greek gods were super-humans coming from olympus (had greater powers, but necessarily human-like) Mountainous country, cannot support big population (not enough arable land, rivers) Greek cities were built on mycenaean sites (as they were fortified) Two civilizations presided over greece during the bronze age: crete and mycenae. Crete island forming part of greece. All that was known of crete until 20th century was that it was the mythological location of the labyrinth containing the minotaur. Sir arthur evans was first to discovers ruins of minoan civilization on crete in 1900 (many palaces, including that of the capital, knossos) Crete was long-lasting civilization (2650 - 1500 bc) and somewhat advanced (had technology of writing, was powerful and wealthy)