Question 1

When was the Greek Dark Age?

Accepted Answer

The Greek Dark Age was roughly c. 1200 to c. 800 BCE.

Question 2

Why is it called the Greek Dark Age?

Accepted Answer

It is called the Greek Dark Age because the Linear B writing system of the Mycenean Civilization was lost and there are no written records of the time. Based on archaeological evidence and the writings of later ages, Greek civilization declined during this period between c. 1200 and c. 800 BCE.

Question 3

What were the characteristics of the Greek Dark Age?

Accepted Answer

The characteristics of the Greek Dark Age were: political fragmentation, collapse of trade networks, economic decline, loss of material culture, population decline, decline in art, cultural pursuits, wealth, and writing.

Question 4

What caused the Greek Dark Age to end?

Accepted Answer

The rediscovery of writing and reemergence of long-distance trade brought Greece out of the Dark Age and into the Archaic Age, even though the so-called "Greek Dark Age" was never as "dark" as people have thought.

Greek Dark Age

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