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The Greek Dark Ages refers to the period of Greek
history from the Dorian invasion and the end of the Mycenaean civilisation in the 11th century BC to the rise of the first Greek
city-states in the 9th
century BC.
Archaeology shows a collapse of civilisation in the Greek world in this period. The great palaces and cities of the Myceneans
were destroyed or abandoned. The Greek language ceased to be written.
Dark age pottery from has simple geometric designs and lacks the figurative decoration of Mycenean ware. The Greeks of the dark
age lived in fewer and smaller settlements, suggesting famine and depopulation, and foreign goods are not found, suggesting
little international trade.
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