From the Arkalochori Cave on Crete Gold When Heinrich Schliemann with his literal belief in Homer discovered Hissarlik (his Troy) and Mycenae‚ he opened up a whole new idea in classical archaeology- that of myths being reality. Before his discoveries‚ the earliest recorded date in Greek history was the 778 B.C.E- the date of the first Olympic Games. Anything before that was considered by the scholarly community as pure legend. Schliemann set the ground work with his excavations in Hissarlik
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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ROME 1. Macedonian professional army-advantages included a wide range of specialists‚ strict discipline and elimination of large numbers of noncombatant servants 2. Battle of Chaeronea- ended Greek city state freedom once and for all. 3. Philip of Macedon-by his death he had installed his despotic rule throughout Greece 4. Alexander-was motivated by the desire for personal power and glory 5. Despotism-absolute power- of authority of rulers who represented themselves as at least semi-divine
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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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in making weapons had been established on the large island of Crete‚ southeast of Greek mainland. The First Greek State was the Mycenae. Mycenaean comes from Mycenae a fortified site in Greece that was first discovered by German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization Greece entered a difficult period in which the population declined and food production dropped. Homer used stories of the Trojan War to compose the Iliad and the Odyssey which was the first great
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heroines‚ many people believe that it is nothing but a fictional story. Not only the war‚ but the city of Troy itself is also questioned for its existence. However‚ by works from many famous archaeologists‚ for example‚ Manfred Korfmann and Heinrich Schliemann‚ the Homeric Tale may not remain only as a legend as there are many arguments and evidences that could prove the existence of such event. The Trojan War‚ according to Homer‚ lasted about 10 years‚ and the city of Troy appears to have been
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Reconstructing Essay Outline 402 words Reconstructing the Lost Tribe I. Introduction A. It is reported that the archaeologist who named Heinrach Schliemann found a previously unknown‚ lost tribe. B. Heinrach Schliemann is the archaeologist who graduated from the Rostock University. He found several historical sites around the world. C. After observing the characteristics about the society’s language of this tribe for a while‚ there is a harmonious tribe because of the natural environment
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Course | World Cultures I | Test | Week 5 Quiz | Started | 8/14/12 10:01 PM | Submitted | 8/15/12 12:53 AM | Status | Completed | Score | 62 out of 80 points | Time Elapsed | 2 hours‚ 52 minutes out of 3 hours. | Instructions | This quiz consist of 40 multiple choice questions. The first 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 4. The second 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 5. The third 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 6. The last 10 questions cover the
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Greek → geographic identity - See human habitation in Greece sometime between 10‚00 BC - Neolithic society‚ stone age. • Stone stools‚ small tribal groups - Worship female earth goddesses - 3000BC‚ fire and the development of copper and tin together‚ to work bronze (a hard metal that can hold an edge) - The people then make a huge leap forward‚ abounded there stone stools - Bronze really helps begin their history proper - Sumer‚ Mesopotamia → along major trading routes - Because
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and American transformation from isolationism to interventionism. Heinrichs begins this story in his prologue discussing where he believes the problems leading up to the war began. He begins by saying that before the war ambushed the US it slowly snuck up over many years before crashing down on December 7th‚ 1941. He states that the world economic crisis and the stock market crash of 1929 began the decent towards war (Heinrichs 3). The economic crisis weakened confidence in world order‚ upset the
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