Which native group was overthrown by invading patriarchal armies?

• A. Romans
• B. Egyptians
• C. Indigenous Greeks/Achaeans
• D. Persians

Answer: (C)

The question is about how invading male-dominated warrior groups can overthrow a native population and change its social order. In ancient Greece, the indigenous Greeks—the Achaeans who built the Mycenaean civilization—are traditionally described as being displaced by incoming groups like the Dorians. These invaders are depicted as patriarchal warriors who dethroned the established Greek communities, contributing to the shift into the Greek Dark Ages and a new, more male-led social structure. The other options don’t fit this scenario because Romans, Egyptians, and Persians are not the native Greek population that was said to be overthrown by invading patriarchal armies; they are external powers or neighboring civilizations that interacted with Greece rather than the native group described as being overthrown.