CLST 102 Midterm: CLST 102 Midterm Test 1 Study Notes

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 102
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

Document Summary

Inter-relations of the gods (relationships, look at family tree) A lot more under the empire of alexander (greek rulers in charge of more territories) Secondary: (cid:373)ode(cid:396)(cid:374) s(cid:272)hola(cid:396)s(cid:859) takes o(cid:374) the a(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t sou(cid:396)(cid:272)es. Inscriptions: laws, decrees, official documents, graffiti: literary works: historical works or other genres, contemporary or later than the events. Herodotus: the persian wars (why greeks and persians fought a war), history of man. Written = voluntary action, someone wrote it down and wanted it to be passed down; perceivable events. Harder to see long terms trends (like environmental or economic) Ve(cid:396)(cid:455) sele(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e sou(cid:396)(cid:272)es (cid:894)ie. (cid:396)i(cid:272)h, politi(cid:272)ia(cid:374)s(cid:895), so does(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e records of lives of common people much. Democracy: all citizens involved; assembly is available to the public and the official records are available to everyone. Athens liked content to be public and written on durable things. Not as good at finding facts (ie. politics)