Spread disease such as smallpox which killed much of population.
Colonized most of land, taking from natives and forcing them to settle elsewhere.
Introduced them to European items, such as horses, guns, and some farm animals
I think it may have had something to do with Brit and France helping them win the war. Thus it made them as a fall back or cushion for the ottoman empire because they felt that they where able to rely on them now.
the only one of the first one
The mycenaean were a maritime civilization where as the minoans were a culture model for the mycenaean. The mycenaeans had a strong army unlike the minoans. Mycenaens lived on the mainland where as the minoans lived on the island of crete
One reason is it helped promote exploration.
Another is communication was faster.
And people learned more about exploration.