HISTORY 1M03- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 61 pages long!)
1 Dec 2017
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Discovered troy in (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:889)(cid:882)"s (cid:523)remembered by (omer"s writings(cid:524) Called them minoans civilizations after minos a mythical cretan king. The horns are tied with religious rituals c. 2000 bce. A developed- complex group built palaces like this one. A government and ruling class controlled the society. These buildings show the power of the society and the wealth (demonstrate control over resources) (religion = power) Palace is in the centre of a city= urbanization and state formation. Centralization: leading to a state, extracting surplus resources and monopolizing public decision- making. Stratification: government- set of institution and people governing those institutions (ruling class) Palace is more of a centre not so much a home of a king. These palace- states reach their height c. 1700- 1500 bce. Shows the elite not only have superior wealth they can demand labour of the economy. The script was developed from linear a (minoans) but was written in.
