Around 1450 BCE, which group from mainland Greece conquered Crete and adapted the Minoan script?
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Correct answer: The Mycenaeans
The Mycenaeans occupied Crete following a period of natural disasters and internal decline around 1450 BCE. They adapted the Minoan Linear A script into Linear B, which was used to write an early form of the Greek language.
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