WORLD CIVILIZATION

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GREEK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This group had been living on the islands of the Aegean Sea. Their return sparked the end of the Greek Dark Age ____ who were they?
A
The Hellenes
B
The Minoans
C
The Mycenaeans
D
The Dorians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Dark Age, large numbers of Greeks left the mainland and migrated across the Aegean Sea to various islands and especially to the southwestern shore of Asia Minor, a strip of territory that came to be called Ionia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cycladic Civilisation (3200 B.C. to 1100 B.C.) The Cycladic civilation developed on the Cyclade islands in the Aegean sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The historical period between 1200 and 900 BCE has been labeled the “Greek Dark Ages” or (more precisely) the Submycenaean Period. After the Mycenaean Palaces fell, because of multiple devastating factors (such as war, bronze drought, water drought, and the destruction of trade routes), civilization thinned out.

Detailed explanation-4: -The time period known as the Greek Dark Age began in 1200 BCE and lasted until 800 BCE at the start of the Archaic Period. This period of time is associated with archeological evidence such as graves and pottery, which showed a decline in the wealth, art, writing, and culture associated with Bronze Age civilizations.

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