Certificate in Art History and Visual Culture - The Roots of Greek Civilization: From Crete and Troy to the Rise of Athens CLAS 2214   The Roots of Greek Civilization: From Crete and Troy to the Rise of Athens
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A history of Archaic Greek culture from the Bronze Age palaces of Crete and Mycenae through the development of the Greek city-states. Topics to be discussed include prehistory, palaces and shipwrecks, art and archaeology, the world of Homeric poetry, archaic poetry and thought, colonization, and cultural interaction between the Greek world, the Near East, and Egypt. No knowledge of Greek is expected.
FORMAT:

• Lecture
• Discussion

CROSS-LISTING: HIST 2088.03