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CLAS 220- Exam 1 Updated 2023 with complete solution What is a myth? words/stories with a historical basis typically concerned with gods/supernatural somewhat intertwined with religion What are the 3 ways to understand mythology? 1) etiological 2) rationalism 3) metaphorical/alleg...

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CLAS 220- Exam 1 Updated 2023 with complete solution
What is a myth?
words/stories with a historical basis

typically concerned with gods/supernatural

somewhat intertwined with religion
What are the 3 ways to understand mythology?
1) etiological

2) rationalism

3) metaphorical/allegorical
What is etiological?
explanatory
What is rationalism?
where mythic gods reflect real rulers
What is metaphorical/allegorical?
a representation of deep truths

this is psychological according to Freud/Jung
What role did geography play in ancient Greece?
there were small plains, high mountains and the sea

communities were isolated

divided by literature and culture
What group of people do we mainly learn about from ancient Greece?
Athenians
When did Early Greece come about?
approximately 70,000 BC

mainly a middle class society
When did the agricultural revolution take place in Greece?
7000-4000 BC

mostly farmers/small villages

dates could change at any moment
What was Bronze Age Greece?
3000-12/1100 BC

language, trade and civilization is developed
What was the 1st civilization to take place in Bronze Age Greece?
Minoan

, What was the Minoan civilization?
palace develops in 2000 BC

thrived in 1700-1500 BC
What were the Minoans like?
they weren't good fighters

they were wealthy so they could buy their way out of stuff

had strong legal, social and political authority
What was indicative of the Minoan civilization?
bulls

snakes

vivid colors and details
What is Linear A?
a Minoan hieroglyphic

can't read it
Who discovered the Minoan civilization?
19th century archeologist Arthur Evans

named it Minoa
When did the Minoan civilization come to an end?
destroyed in 1580 BC
When did the Mycenaean civilization come about?
1580-1150 BC
How did the Mycenaean civilization come to power?
made contact with Minoa in 2000 BC

burned down Minoa between 1500-1450 BC

takes over Minoa
What is Linear B?
Greek hieroglyphic/pictograph
What were the Mycenaean palace centers?
Mycenae

Pylos

Thebes
What were cyclopean walls?
the Mycenaeans loved walls

they were very tall, expensive, elaborate walls that surrounded the palace/city

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