How did the Mycenaeans gain wealth and power? The Mycenaeans expanded their society through trade and military conquest. The Mycenaeans were better sailors and shipbuilders than the Phoenicians. The Mycenaeans discovered vast amounts of gold in Crete. The Mycenaeans developed advanced luxury goods.

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