CLST 101 Final: Classics EXAM review Notes.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 101
• Professor: Christina Zaccagnino

Document Summary

Bronzed age greece: cycladic civilization (2700 2400 bc: civilization flourished, minoan civilization, mycenaean civilization (1650 1200 bc) Non-greek civilizations: cycladic, minoan uses symbols to represent symbols it is not an alphabet flourished around the 1600, and they were organized with burocracy they had a lot of goods stored in their palace, and needed a script. Michael ventris: deciphered the linear b; indicating it was an early form of greek. Sign sequence: relates to later classic greek which in turn our modern day english is created from. Warrior vases c. 1200 bce suit of armor from dendra t. from the earl decades of the 14th century. 8 shaped shield made from cow height bronze dagger blade with lion hunt inlaid in gold and silver horse drawn chariot for battle with striker and someone guiding the horse collapse of the civilization. Was a vivid civilization until 1200 bc when something changed. The fall of troy 1184 bc.