Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Minos, Knossos, Minoan Civilization

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: kelly olson

Document Summary

Used in agriculture, plow is sh more food. Sir arthur evans- archeologist excav empire of king minos. Common era = ano dominae mon metal in a furnace to get rid of impurities bronze is sheathed in bronze- lasts longer and faster= planting more= up due to the discovery of bronze ent = positively affected. Knossos was powerful, left a lot of ar. Knossos mythology (minotaur and theseus and how it depicts athenian lifestyle) Myth history is not fact but it is impo. In punishment to minos his wife pas doesn"t want to have sex with her cau. She gets pregnant and her child is a. Minos demands tribute to athenian to feed minotaur. Ariadne falls in love with theseus, d thread) Killing a monster and flee with a wif. Linear a and linear b are first types. Myceneans didn"t leave any written evidence as and may have demanded tribute. Questions about the content of the art ex.