Classical Studies 2200 Final: CLASSICS-NOTES

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Myth: spoken word which has changed over time which expresses, reinforces, justifies and challenges cultural values, practices, desires, and fears: divine myth: explain the natural universe/phenomena. Characters are immortal: legend: explains historical phenomena. Characters are superior humans (gods are involved: folktale: fantasy of inverted power structures. Evidence for myth: texts, vase painting, archeological sites, sculpture, painting, mosaic, funerary objects, coins. Major periods of greek history (3000bce-146bce: minoan (3000-1400 bce) Un-fortified palaces (because of naval domination of mediterranean) Main city: knossos: mycenaean (1650-1150 bce) Linear b writing: dark ages (1100-800 bce) Population drop, absence of literacy, economic decline: archaic period (800-480 bce) Evolving art, drama, architecture, education, democracy: hellenistic period (323-146 bce) Greek priests sacrifice animals to the gods: bones wrapped in fat and burned it, mekone was the first (prometheus, gods (nectar & ambrosia) > humans (cooked meat) > animals (raw food)