HIST 1051 Chapter 2: Ch 2 notes
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Chapter 2: the dark age // eighth century renaissance (c. 1200 750/700 b. c. ) Decline and recovery: 1200 900 b. c: decline in pretty much everything. No more building of monuments, writing, luxury imports (indicating broken trade links) Everybody left for places near (achaea) and far (palestine) New shapes/designs + glaze fired at higher temperature: iron: becomes more prevalent than bronze bc no more trade of bronze. Society in the early dark age: new societies led by paramount figure. evidence: Linguistic: qa-si-re-u referred to on linear b tablets. Means minor official of mycenaean kingdom, but now translates to king, suggesting that these ex-officials became leaders of these new communities. Archaeological: presence of structures referred to as. Structure = bigger than typical neighborhood houses; probably doubled as religious gathering center. Revival: 900 750 b. c: 900 b. c. Circles linear/angular motifs: craftsmen now producing gold/ivory/bronze luxury items, signifying the renewal of trade relations, homer and oral poetry.
