Greek Methology 2
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- From the moment when sailing began...
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the Mediterranean Sea connected many people and many cultures.
It did not divide people and cultures.
It was a wide open space for the exchange of goods, ideas, and stories. - The Aegean Sea: a bridge between ...
- two continents
- The Fertile Crescent...
- a land bridge between cultures
- Egypt and Mesopotamia are leading cultures...
- 3000 BCE
- Rise of the Hittite Kingdom in Asia Minor (Turkey)...
- 1800 BCE
- Minoan Empire on Crete
- 1600 BCE
- Mycenaean power
- 1400 BCE
- Greek Dark Ages
- 1200-850 BCE
- Greek Archaic Age
- 850-480 BCE
- Greek Classical Age
- 480-323 BCE
- Greek Hellenistic Age
- 323- 31 BCE
- The Third Millennium: Egypt
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Unifies Upper and Lower Egypt
Invents its own writing system
Looks away from the Sea - The Third Millennium: Mesopotamia
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Independent city states that sometimes form federations
Two languages, Sumerian and Akkadian
One writing system, cuneiform - The Second Millennium: Near East
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Rise of Anatolia under the Hittites
Powerful city states along the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean (Ugarit) - The First Millennium: Near East
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Destruction by the Sea People, ca.1200 BCE
Powerful city states in Phoenicia
Assyrian empire
Rise of Israel - 3000 BCE Egypt and Mesopotamia(Summaric Language)
- Hebrew Arabic
- 1800 BCE Rise of "Hittite"
- European Language
- 800-480 BCE Geek Archaic Age
- 2nd war against Persians
- 480-323 BCE Greek Classical Age
- Death of Alexandar
- 323 BCE Greek Hellenistic Age
- Romans take over
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First Real Library
(Hellenistic Period) - At Alexandria, Mouseion-Hall of Muses
- Callimachus
- author of first scientific history of literatyre worte mythicak poetry
- Callumachus' pupil
- Apollonius of Rhodes-epic poen on Jason in style of Homer
- Library of Apollodorus
- Straightforward account of mythical events from creation of world to death
- The Dark Ages: 1200-800
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Fragmentation and isolation
Slow rise
No information - The Archaic Age: 800-480
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City states (polis = city state)
Alphabetization
Epic and lyric poetry: Homer, Stesichorus, Pindar - Classical Age: 480-323
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Athens dominates culture
Tragedy: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
Vase painting and sculpture - The Hellenistic Age: 323-31 BCE
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Several Kingdoms under Greek kings
Greek culture from Italy to Afghanistan - Key Cultural Technology: Writing
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The Writing System 1: Cuneiform
The Writing System 2: Egyptian
The Writing System 3: Alphabet - Alphabet
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Spreads from the Phoenician Coast to Greece
Greek settlers bring it to Etruria and Italy - Library of the Hittite Kings in Hattusa
- 1300 BCE: Hittite and Mesopotamian texts
- Library of Assurbanipal in Niniveh
- 750 BCE: Mesopotamian texts
- Library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria
- 250 BCE: Greek texts
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First Millennium
Colonies -
Phoenician,carthage
Greek, Magna Graecia -
First Milenium
Italian Cultures - Etruscans, Romans