CLAS 260 Midterm: NOTES

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Classics
• Course: CLAS 260
• Professor: Matthew Buell

Document Summary

B. c. e = (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e the (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) e(cid:396)a (cid:894)(cid:271)efo(cid:396)e ch(cid:396)ist(cid:895) / c. e = of (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) e(cid:396)a (cid:894)ad a(cid:374)(cid:374)o do(cid:373)i(cid:374)o, (cid:858)i(cid:374) the (cid:455)ea(cid:396) of ou(cid:396) lo(cid:396)d(cid:895) / second century 200-100 / first century : 100 to 1 / 200-100 take the first = 200 second c. Neolithic : 7,000-3,000 bc (neo =new / lithic = stone) Cycladic islands - minoans (crete) - helladic/mycenaean. Early - middle - late (bronze age) Greece -> dominated by the mountains and the sea -> less than 1/3 of land surface is arable (agriculture) Currents = south and west; south and east. Cycladic islands (220) -> birthplace of apollo (sanctuary) & artemis - delos - commercial port, largest slave market. As far from athens as it is to libya. Climate: -> long hot summers > cool wet winters. Fruit trees (esp. olive) shrubs and grasses. Trees -> ship building, land, conflict, metallurgist-> deforestation (wood fire) Subsistence: olive grape, almond, cherries, pear, pistachio, walnut and wildberry.