HIST 1001 : HIST 1001 Exam 2
Document Summary
Discovery of new civilizations: homer and schliemann, minoan civilization, mycenaean civilization. Homer writer in ancient greece ti-ri-po-de linear b word for tripod. Iliad- poem about the greek trojan war; written by homer. Heinrich schliemann- german who self taught himself how to read greek, was obsessed with homer and his stories, in 1849 he goes to california because of the. Gold rush- became a millionaire, he decides he is going to find troy, finds stone walls under the hill- found lots and lots of gold. Troy supposedly mythological place until heinrich schliemann finds it. Mycenae- place that schliemann travels to next where he finds compact cities. Sir arthur evans- professor who originally scoffed at schliemann but used homer to uncover the legendary palace to find king minos"s palace. Knossos- uncovered by sir arthur evans- had huge palace in its center- had many paintings of bulls. Wine and olive oil- traded in ancient greece. Linear a- early writing- created by the minoans.
