CLASSIC 45A Chapter 2: CLASSIC 45A READING NOTES CH 2
4 Oct 2018
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Bronze aged called mycenaean age here cus settlement of. Writing was done on clay tablets in linear b, which has been translated by us present day. Elite lived on hill surrounded by wall. Had multiple different jobs besides farming, showing society was wealthy. Iron age 1150-750 bce people lived more poorly, didn"t have big central cities. Creation stories seek to provide explanation and justification of the present order and indicate how people ought to behave. Theogony, composed around 7th century bce, is most important creation tale for greeks. 3 thriving regions during late bronze age (1600-1150 bce) Increase in population transformed iron age towns into robust cultural and political communities with ties to other communities. Growing population led to colonization and travel by greeks. Panhellenic sanctuaries contributed to shared identity among w greeks. 4 most important are delphi, isthmia, nemea, and olympia. Came together for competitions and athletics, heard poems such as. How the greeks shared, understood, and imagined gods.
