CLA 1101 Lecture 8: Lecture 8
27 Feb 2017
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Outline 8: dark ages: migrations and the alphabet. Reading: c/f 58-65, 191-192 plus required videos (see below) Iota is for ionia (and units 1- 4) Also a number = a single unit. Effects of the end of mycenaeans (review p. 56-57) There is no more kings means the end of a social hierarchy. We don"t know why the palaces were destroyed. Loss of technical knowledge to work metals, constructions (tholos tombs) End of pictorial arts animals and humans are no longer being represented in frescos, sculpture and pottery. There is no beurocracy = no need for writing. All sophisticated achievements of the bronze age are gone (buildings and architecture such as the lion gate still stand) Late dark age: return to civilization, seen through artifacts that are dug up. The technique for casting with iron (they had to beat the iron to shape, called forging) only technique known how to shape metal.
