Everything Else for Midterm 1 Flashcards
what material sources did we have from the bronze age
gold, silver, and decorative pottery (fired clay, no corrosion)
using the material sources from the bronze age, how did we date them
carbon-14 dating, but still no absolute dates
in the Bronze age, we talked about two pots a small one called ____ and a big one called _____
small pot - aryballoi
big pot - pithoi
why were written records biased a lot of the time
written by aristocratic men
for written records of the Bronze age, records were commonly written on what 4 things?
stone, clay, metal papyrus
papyrus - made from plant, disintegrates quickly in cold so more likely to survive in egypt or africa
what was the greek diet like in bronze age
grains, grapes, olives
__ of children in bronze age died before age of 6
half
where did sir arthur evans discover his palace
knossus
where did the minoans get inspiration for their art and architecture?
egypt
shaft graves were dug in a _____ formation
circular
shaft graves held how many people
1600-1500
with 2-5 people per grave
the Myceneans took control of the city ____
crete
the mask of _____ is a mask of the greatest of kings, made with thin gold
after the dorian invasion of the bronze age the greeks moved ____ across the ____ ___ to the anatolian coast
greeks moved east across the agean sea and to the anatolian coast
in the iron age how did the basileus’ power change?
they went from mayor to king
ie. power increased
