CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the mystery age
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the dark age
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the age of enlightenment
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term Ancient, or Archaic, Greece refers to the years 700-480 B.C., not the Classical Age (480-323 B.C.) known for its art, architecture and philosophy. Archaic Greece saw advances in art, poetry and technology, but is known as the age in which the polis, or city-state, was invented.
Detailed explanation-3: -ancient Greek civilization, the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 bce, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 bce. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed a legacy with unparalleled influence on Western civilization.