Classical Studies 2700A/B Lecture 2: Classics 2700B Lecture 2 Greece and the Agean

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2700A/B
• Professor: Les Murison

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Classical studies 2700b second introductory lecture (greece and the aegean) Note: in what follows c. means approximately ; > means causes , or results in ; < means is caused by or results from . Words in italics below will be defined in class: greece and the aegean. Apparently two main ethnic strains in population of the early aegean area: a. Mediterranean people from s. asia minor, who gradually spread to the southern part of the aegean islands, including crete, and to the southern greek mainland; also northerners , whose route towards greece is quite uncertain. The mediterranean group was more advanced, especially on crete, and c. 3000. Bc they introduced metalworking to their area (the so-called bronze age) There are three phases to the bronze age early, middle and late and on crete this sequence is referred to as minoan: hence em, mm, and lm, running in total from c. 3000 to c. 1125 bc.