HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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a new age
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a light age
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an old age
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a dark age
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dark Age era begins with a catastrophic event: the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, when all major Mycenaean regional centres fell out of use after suffering a combination of destruction and abandonment. Linear B script, the Mycenaean writing system, was lost shortly after c.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Once the new alphabet, which was inspired by the Phoenician alphabet, was developed, this led to an increase in literacy. Once literacy was increased amongst the fledging city-states, the culture as a whole was set to leave the Dark Ages and enter the Archaic period.