Mediterranean Bronze Age: Final Exam Review

Here is the final review session power point.

Slide Identifications

for each image, I expect you to include:

name/type of object (e.g., The Warrior Vase)
location - where it was found (e.g., Mycenae)
Relative date (e.g., LH IIIC)
Absolute date (e.g., 1200-1100 BCE)
Significance - describe it, talk about why it's important, what we can tell from it

these will only be taken from the second half of the semester - the Mycenaean period; they will include both architecture and objects

I will put up two objects side by side - one from the Minoan period and one from the Myceanean period
for each, I expect you to include all of the information you would include on a regular slide identification, and then for "significance", I expect you to compare the objects and what they tell us (similarities or differences) between the two cultures

Mycenaean (short essay - 20 minutes)

Minoan vs. Mycenaean (long essay - 40 minutes)

for this essay, I want you to think about the different types of evidence available, as well as the similarities and differences between the two societies

Notes and Advice:

for both essays, I expect you to drawn upon the readings and material culture that we discussed in class (i.e., sites, objects, etc.); the more specific and detailed, the better the essay
this exam should display the range of your knowledge, so while the topics for both are generally similar, I would expect you to choose different topics for each
while it is not forbidden, I would advise against writing essays on the same topic as your research paper, although you can draw on your research
if you would like to focus on one aspect of these topics for your essay (e.g., for Mycenaean administration, you could choose to focus on Linear B), I would expect you to mention the other forms of evidence that are available in some detail