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I. Homer and the Heroic Age Geography

A. Independent regions

1. Mountains

2. Athens-Attica

3. Thebes – Boeotia

4. Sparta-Laconia

B. Polis

1. city-state

2. Loyalty and competition

Cornell Notes

A. Independent Areas

B. Ruled by Polis – central city

1. Athens – Attica

2. Sparta – Laconia

3. Thebes – Boeotia

C. Individual and Competitive

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A. Gr. Rel. 1. Imprt in art and lit.

2. Not morality

3. Conflicting stories and messages

A. eg. Zeus justice but love affairs

4. Tried to unify but failed

Symbol of good and bad of human nature

Apollo vs. Dionysus

Explain natural phen. and psych. characteristics

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II. The Homeric Epics