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The Dorians were a warrior culture because that they do not have very many artists or scientists. Their only major technological advance was the iron slashing sword which was what gave them the advantage to be able to take over.

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Q: WHY did Greece enter a dark age when the dorians took over the mainland?
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Who brought accent Greece in dark ages?

the dorians


What started the greek dark ages?

The Dorians came to Greece and took over.


Why are legends from the greek dark ages so important?

Dorians from the North overran Greece


During the Dark Age of Greece describe the actions of the Aeolian and dorian Greeks?

The Aeolians and the Dorians revived the trade of ancient Greece by bringing forth the agriculture of grapes and olives.


What group invaded Greece and caused a dark age?

In about 1100 BC, a people called the Dorians invaded from the north and spread down the west coast.


What changes occurred during the Greece's Dark Age?

the alphabet changed, the Dorians moved south. People began to farm again and to produce food. So in other words trade revived. One benefit was a new way of writing. and that's what changes occurred in the dark ages. Dorians had to settle in Peloponnesus


Who is the leader of the Catholic Church in Dark Ages?

There were no Dark Ages in the Catholic Church, and as of the late 20th century, secular historians have come to recognize that there really was no Dark Age, and that this label was just one of ignorance of earlier historians. You will need to reword your question.


What was the cause of Greeces Dark Ages?

The main cause of the Dark Ages was the Mycenaeans being conquered by the Dorians.


Does Greece get dark?

Yes Greece does get dark.


Who conquered the Greek city-states?

The Dorians conquered the Mycenaens because they had iron weapons and their swords were stronger. When the Dorians conquered the Myceaneans the Dark ages began.


What is the Dorian invasion on the Mycenaean culture?

There is a blank page in Greece between 1200 and 1050 BCE between the fading Mycenaean civilisation and the beginning of Doric cultural traces. So whether the Dorians directly replaced the Mycenaeans is unknown. Or was ther some other invader who destroyed the Mycenaean culture and the Dorians moved in later. We don't really know, and little concrete evidence emerged from these dark ages for another three centuries.


What happened to Mycenaeans civilization during dark ages?

It was taken over by peoples moving in from the north (Dorians) and east (Sea peoples).