[GRST 205] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (36 pages long)

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Colin Ash

Document Summary

Grst 205 lecture 2 (january 12th) (cid:862)the age of heroes: early greece(cid:863) Focus on crete (knossos), cyclades islands, cities in mainland greece, and troy (illium) Time period between 3000-1100 bce, separated into three periods: early bronze age: 3000-2000 bce, middle bronze age: 2000-1550 bce, late bronze age: 1550-1100 bce. Characterized by the use of bronze and proto-writing: smelted copper and alloyed it to make bronze or traded to obtain it. Had other features of early urban civilization. Even with the bronze age we are limited to archaeological evidence. Important site: caves in argolid, centered around the city of argos: this area was used since 20 000 bce, evidence of obsidian used for cutting tools around 10 000 bce, imported from. Milos 140 kilometers away long distance trade pre-bronze age. Around 6000 bce new people arrive and there is a new style of life: permanent settlements, farming, animal husbandry.