Classical Studies 2301A/B Midterm: Mid-Term 1 Notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2301A/B
• Professor: Randall Pogorzelski

Document Summary

Dates: bc=before christ (bc goes after the year//ex. 320bc: ad=anno domini (in the year of the lord) (ad goes before year//ex. ad 2012, bce=before the common era (years count down//ex. 320 -> 319 bce, ce=common era (ce goes after the year//ex. Greek periods: 6500-3000 bce the neolithic period, 3000-1100 bce - the bronze age, 1100-750 bce the dark age(s, 750-480 bce the archaic period, 480-323 bce the classical period (focus for course, 323-30 bce the hellenistic period. In about 2000 bce they built amazing palaces and cities. Indo-european refers to a family of languages: the widespread destruction and rise of a new civilization was a major turning point in the bronze age but it was not the end of minoan domincance. The mycenaean civilization: during the middle bronze age (2000-1600 bce), the dominant minoan civilization on crete greatly influenced the emerging mycenaean civilization (named after mycenae) of the mainland. It was during this time that the historical trojan war happened.