The monarchy of the Mycenaean period, where Ages the king was supreme, was replaced by a "rule of a few men," called an oligarchy. A small group of wealthy nobles had all the power. 

Another significant change that occurred at the beginning of this period was the (a)  

One major event that characterizes the "Dark Ages" was a migration of Greeks across the (a)  

The alphabet was introduced into Greece (a)   a seafaring state located in today's Lebanon.

 Another factor in the development of city-states was the Greeks' love for freedom and independence. Each city state was autonomous with its own laws and constitution, leaders and army, system of taxation, and sometimes its own coinage system. The largest and most important of Greek city-states were Athens in (a)  

Tyrants, men from the new middle class, came to power in many city-states between 650 and 500 B.C. with the support of the people. This type of government is called a (a)   .

he rule of tyrannies did not last very long, however, because some of the tyrants in power became too authoritarian. Instead, the governments of the city-states became once again oligarchies or changed to a new form of rule (a)  

Democracy, or "rule by the people," was first developed in Athens. Sparta, on the other hand, retained a form of oligarchic rule. The other Greek Hoplite city-states followed the lead of (a)   .

A very important change that took place during this time, and one which may also have helped the rise in power of tyrants, was the development of an infantry army. A new type of heavily armed soldier called a hoplite, placed within a tight formation, called a (a)   , fought many successful battles for the next three centuries.

Trade declined, and the Mycenaean palaces were abandoned. The period is known as the " (a)   " and it lasted from about 1200 to 750 B.C