Classical Studies 1000 : September 12.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: All

Document Summary

~3500 ce, smelting was discovered melting metal in furnace to get rid of impurities. Adding tin makes it stronger bronze= tin + copper. Bronze in agriculture: put a bronze edge on a plow and till more fields. It took people a long time to realize usefulness. Bronze items in 3500 bce are trinkets or pots. Bronze present longtime before becoming a real factor. The wealthy started to demand these metals and possession became sign of rank and status. Increased economy increased wealth and authority of leaders. An island, 75km from the southern tip of greece. Sir arthur evans named it after its mythical leader king minos. Powerful kingdom when many of the greek cities were developing own identity and ideas. It is the opposite of settlements on mainland greece in many ways. Mainland: independent farmers were the norm. you didn"t depend on anyonelse for survival.