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Definition: An ancient Aegean Bronze Age civilization, usually called Mycenaean, ca. 2800-1100 BC). The precursor to Greek civilization, and roughly of the same time frame as Minoan.

Also Known As: Mycenaean

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The invention of metallurgy marks the onset of the Bronze Age in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. 

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