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Why do you know so little about the dark ages of ancient Greece?
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Before the introduction of cursive writing in the 8th Century BCE there was no effective written record. And the surviving records after that are very sparse. Oral tradition is very unreliable - after three generations it becomes so distorted that you don't know what is fact and what is faction. So looking into that dark corner of Greek history we know very little for certain, and have to augment it with archaeological artefacts, pottery and inscriptions to gain anything much at all. That's why we call it the Dark Age.
The first effective Greek historical accounts come from the late 5th Century BCE, principally from the historians Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon.
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When was ancient greece found?
I twas found in the dark ages.
When was Sparta ancient Greece found?
I twas found in the dark ages.
What Mediterranean civilizations thrived during the Dark Ages of Ancient Greece?
Phoenicia.
How did homer help take Ancient Greece out of the dark ages?
he said dohh
What is the period in ancient Greece when Greece slid into a period of warfare and disorder?
The Dark Ages. This is a period when we have very few records of.
In What period in ancient Greece when Greece slid into a period of warfare and disorder?
The Dark Ages. This is a period when we have very few records of.
Was the dark ages a good period or a bad period in the history of ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece had been long before the Dark Ages, so the answer to your question is neither. Sometimes the period between the end of the Trojan War and the beginning of the Classical Period is referred to as the Greek Dark Age.
How did the life in ancient Greece change after the fall of the mycenaeans?
After the downfall of the Mycenaeans, the writing system of Greece died. The lack of writing is why this is called the Dark Ages.
How did life in ancient Greece change after the fall of the Mycenaean's?
After the downfall of the Mycenaeans, the writing system of Greece died. The lack of writing is why this is called the Dark Ages.
How did life in ancient Greece change after the fall of the Mycenaeans?
After the downfall of the Mycenaeans, the writing system of Greece died. The lack of writing is why this is called the Dark Ages.
When and why did the dark age occur in ancient grecce?
There were two times called Dark Ages associated with Greece. The first was the Greek Dark Ages, which lasted from 1200 to 800 BC. The other was a period in the Early Middle Ages lasting from about 630 to 800 AD. This is a time in the Early Middle Ages, or Dark Ages, that is sometimes referred to as the Byzantine Dark Ages.
Why was it called the dark ages in Greece?
It wasn't. The dark ages began after the fall of the Roman Empire
