CLAS 1000H Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Peloponnese, Basileus, Tigris
29 Sep 2016
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Assyria- major bronze age state on tigris river, modern day northern iraq. Lefkandi- one of the biggest towns in greece around the 11th century bce, on island euboea. Euboea- island, home to one of the biggest towns in greece, lefkandi. Basileus- name for a greek king, used by homer and probably derived from. Mycenaean word qasireu, found on tablets in linear b. Protogeometric- first geometric , highly abstract style of art used on pottery around 1025 bce. Characterized by concentric circles and semicircles, rarely human or animal figures. Olympia- uninhabited backcountry of western peloponnesus, particularly used for gifts to the gods after the dark ages, and later for the olympic games. Pithekoussai- monkey-island , settled by greeks from euboea around 775- Located in the bay of naples, first western greek settlement, most likely home to many traders. Territory west of sparta across mountain range, annexed and enslaved by spartans. Hekatompeda- hundred-foot temples, built in towns like eretria.
