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The three centuries from 1100 to 800 B.C. are known as the Dark Age-dark because we have too little evidence to obtain a clear picture of Greek life, and dark also because civilization took dramatic steps backward. Literacy virtually vanished, and writing stopped.

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    CRYMTYPHON3 months ago

    That's confusing nomenclature;

    to me the Dark Ages are the time in Western Europe from about 500 AD to 1000 AD.

    How about, The dark Greek ages?

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