Abstract：This paper tries to trace the origin of the Mycenaean states and their characteristics,arguing that the Mycenaean states did not abruptly appear in the Greek mainland,but were the results of social development since the Neolithic times and its birth had something to do with the general situation of the eastern Mediterranean.The origin of the Mycenaean states shows that the reform of production organization and the monopoly of the elite over some techniques might play a crucial role in the germination of the states although progress in production technology can not be neglected in the process of the origins of the states.
