[Classical Studies 2500A/B] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (10 pages long)

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2500A/B
• Professor: Beth Greene

Document Summary

C l a s s i c a l s t u d i e s 2 5 0 0 a / b. Birds eye view on the timeline and geography of this course: where and when is urbanization happening in the ancient near east and. How do we gather our information: archaeological investigation, what is left behind for investigation, stratigraphy, seriation, dating in archaeology. What is a city: list of v. gordon childe. The system of ages : stone age. Neolithic (new stone age) *: chalcolithic (copper age) (ca. 3100-1200: iron age (depending on area: near east/greece/rome: ca. Note: copper, bronze and iron age were named after most common materials used. 4th millennium bc = between 3999 and 3000 bc: e. g. 3500 bc, 3210 bc. 1st millennium ad = between 1 and 999 ad: e. g. 14 ad, 330 ad. 5th c bc = 499-400 bc: e. g. 480 bc, 404 bc.