GREK 1006 Lecture 3: The Collapse of Greek Civilization
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Causes of collapse?- earthquakes/ seismic storms, disease, drought. Egyptians give us information of peoples of the sea gave us names (same time as the increased fortification in greece) Merneptah 1224-1214 bce (mycenaean palaces are fortified. Names of tribes- sherden, shekelesh, teresh, lukku and ekewesh. Ramesses iii 1194-1163 bce- trojan war-8th year of his rein- temple is mediate habu located in the valley of kings. Added tribes; pleset, trekker, weshesh, shekelesh, denyen (maybe greeks) Philistine pottery= lh iic- late helladic- myceneans. Some palaces collapsed= loss of writing, writing receipt- for 100 of years people aren"t using this these people made massive trade disruption writing system, the loss of writing. Dark ages- start over - age of transitions. Tiryns population grows iron- is the new material coming from near east- the iron age. Light from the dark ages - c. 1200-700 bce. Alphabet has been used in greece from the 9th century to today.
