Greek Bronze Age - AHIS200
This unit explores the era of the palace-based states in the Aegean during the Bronze Age (c.3000 BC – c.1100 BC). These are the dramatic years of Greek prehistory which the poet Hesiod famously described as the ‘Age of Heroes’. It was the time of the Trojan War. This unit critically examines the rich archaeological evidence. We begin with the emergence of complex societies in the Cyclades and Crete and the creation of the Minoan palace civilization with its capital at Knossos. Then follows a critical study of the rise of competing states on the Greek mainland and the eventual domination of Mycenae and its allied fortified palaces in the Peloponnese.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Kenneth Sheedy, Associate Professor Shawn Ross |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp at 100 level or above |
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| NCCW(s): | AHST221, AHST321 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Ancient History Faculty of Arts |
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