[CLASSICS 2B03] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 47 pages long Study Guide!
5 Oct 2016
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Sea that separates modern day greece and turkey. The islands between are the cyclades bordered below by crete. And use of bronze, primary metal used, begins c. 3000 bc. Bronze age followed by the iron age. Iron age - last prehistoric period ( begins c. 1100 bc lasting until 800 bc ) Prehistory is defined as a period before the widespread development of writing (800 bc) Stronger and more efficient than bronze gives fewer clues to reconstruct culture. Bronze and iron are last periods of prehistory. In historic periods there are more voices available - more input. 800 bc marks beginning of widespread use of writing and relatively high literacy. Writing before this was limited in focus and difficult to decipher. Named by archaeologist sir arthur evans for mythical king minos of crete, academic name - not what they called themselves. Wise and just king appeared in works of dante, frescos by michelangelo.
