Urbanization dramatically changes social relations. In place of real, biological relationships based on kinship, urbanized cultures organize themselves around more abstract, less stable, and inherently unequal lines. In particular, urbanized society is organized around "class," that is, economic function, rather than kinship. Economic function produces a kind of social inequality, as administrators, kings, and priests, come to occupy economically more important roles (distribution and regulation) than others. While there is really no such thing as …showed first 75 words of 573 total…

…showed last 75 words of 573 total…compelling conclusion since the religion was goddess-based. Richard Hooker Change to . . .The MinoansThe LandMinoan History and PeoplesMinoan ReligionWomen in Minoan CultureMinoan Visual CultureBull-Jumping------------------------The MyceneansMycenean ReligionThe Greek Dark Ages: 1200-700 BCHomer"Polyphemos," from The Odyssey , Book IX------------------------Gallery of Minoa and MycenaeAncient Greece TimelineReadings in Ancient Greek CultureAncient Greece AtlasA Glossary of Ancient Greek Terms and ConceptsInternet Resources on Greece------------------------About "Bureaucrats and Barbarians"Bibliography of SourcesCopyright Notices ©1996, Richard Hooker For information contact: Richard Hines Updated 6-6-1999