HIST 1001 : HIST 1001 EXAM 2 Notes
Document Summary
German who taught himself ancient history with interest in homer. Moved to california in 1850 for gold rush. Found the city of troy and its treasures. Found 100"s of minoan clay tablets with writing. English oxford professor whose students brought treasures from crete. Found large palace with no walls, running water, and walls painted with bulls. Linear a: appeared older; language of the minoans. Michael ventris: young englishman (25) in 1950"s used code-breaking ti-ri-po-de: tripod". Mycenaean"s spoke same language as greeks, conquered minoans which causes the civilization to change language. Production and trade of wine and olive oil: most famous for; reason for wealth. Linear b supplants linear a in 1450 bc. Warfare, trade in wine and olive oil [weapons found] Use of linear b [adopted from minoan language] Ended by 1100 bc, disappear [similar to hitties, new kingdom egypt] Time of turmoil: not just in greece or asia minor; no evidence of outside group coming in.
