CLA 2323 Midterm: 1st Midterm Review

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

Document Summary

When we talk about the civilization of ancient greece we do not refer only to the territory labeled. What areas are included as part of ancient greek civilization? (see p. 19 and the map on p. 12-13). Note also the two names: greeks/greece and hellas/hellenes. Many locations in the myths (mycenae, delphi, tiryns, ithaca, etc) all can be visited. Greek"s landscapes: mountain, river, cave, sea played their part in shaping the myths. Members called themselves hellenes and called the territory hellas . In addition to covering the mainland, hellenes settled the aegean islands and the western seaboard of. Asia minor (turkey), and also to the west such as syracuse and sicily. Be familiar with the chronological periods and approximate dates of greek civilization. 2000 bc = first greek speaker in greece (indo-european) 1050 750 bc = dark age (iron) modern greek alphabet introduced, colonization of asia minor. 750 480 bc = archaic age epic poems, first written texts.