 Mycenaean Greece ( or Mycenaean civilization ) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece ( c . 1600 – 1100 BC ) . It represents the first advanced civilization in mainland Greece , with its palatial states , urban organization , works of art and writing system . Among the centers of power that emerged , the most notable were those of Pylos and Mycenae .
 everybody knows that the Mycenaean civilization was the first advanced civilization in mainland Greece.
but it was not the first advanced civilization in Greece, the first advanced civilization was the Minoan civilization, which was in Cre