Classical Studies 1000 Lecture : Classical Studies lecture 2/3/4

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Patrick Brown

Document Summary

The bronze age the minoans & mycenaeans: palaeolithic period: before 70,000 bc, neolithic period: 6000 3000 bc, bronze age: 3000 1150 bc, historical period: 1150 bc ad 476. Paleolithic period: evidence for habitation in the greek world, huntering and gathering society, tools and weapons of stone, wood, and bone, no evidence for social organization, etc. Ithyphallic displays are shown by apes as well: through evolution we lost the ability to put on aggressive displays, the behaviour/ impulse of aggression pre dates us, ex: huge helmets in fashion to show dominance. Historical context the ancient near east: high civilization a fairly developed society that is cultured and very nuanced, classical scholars were very reluctant to admit that the east had any influence on the. Greek world: the language barrier was a reason to disregard the east"s influence on the greek. The greeks probably never met/saw lions so their idea of lions most likely came from artistic representation from other places.