Mycenaean, in the southern part of the peninsula, flourished from about 1900 BCE to about 1200 BCE. It was a monarchy that occupied the central area of Greece. For reasons that are unclear, it had a catastrophic decline, caused by external invasion or internal strife. What has been described as the “Dark Age of Greece “descended on the peninsula, during which time it was invaded by indigenous peoples from the north, the Dorians. The influx of Dorians set off a wave of emigration of the local peoples to the east, towards the settlements founded on the Aegean Islands, and some venturing further east to the western shores of Asia Minor. The correct answer is C.