HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Aristocracy, Basileus, Anatolia
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Stone architecture is gone - only mudbrick. Knowledge of writing vanished for almost a thousand years in greece. Some scholars argue that homer"s iliad and odyssey are most trustworthy accounts of. Most historical evidence of dark ages is reflections from later greeks. Another method is to study the dialects of ancient greek. Greeks lived in small, isolated villages called kome, where agriculture was the main way. Soldiers fought in units according to their clan. Each village was administered by a basileus (greek word for king) slaves. King also lived in mudbrick house (except his was an enormous palace - Succession was hereditary, but must be validated by a warrior assembly called. Also ratified any decrees from the king. Aristocrats - best people - small number of families that had the best land. Greek monarchy began to be replaced by the aristocrats because of times of peace. Boule - assembly of the aristocrats that advised the king.
