CLA 2323 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Trojan War, Theogony, Flat Earth

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: Efharis Kostala

Document Summary

Sea (islands) sea trade, communication, migration o: valleys, mountains (extremely, attributes to the brown area on a map) Hills, water, greek islands influenced how the people of the country set it up. There were many independent communities (farmers), but there were limited agricultural resources; olive trees and grapes were good for the economy, therefore lots of trade; merchants and communication esp with east because of the sea (no metal) Mild weather: hot summers, mild winters therefore able to live outside all year. Ends in a huge collapse sea people and climate change. Compositions of homeric poems: archaic (750-480 bc) Aristocracy government where the power is held by the nobility. Oligarchy government rules by a small group of people from the community. Tyranny cruel or oppressive government rule, total control. Large colonization of the mediterranean and black sea areas. Kouros appeared naked (be strong and show it to protect country)