Kategorien: Alle - trade - egypt - cities - destruction

von Katarina Solari-Neumann Vor 3 Jahren

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Bronze Age Collapse

During a turbulent period in ancient history, many cities and civilizations across the eastern Mediterranean faced significant collapse. Egypt, under the rule of Ramses, and Assyria were among the few that survived.

Bronze Age Collapse

All Cities that didnt collapse

Assyria

Egypt

Ramses was the Ruler of Egypt during this time
Named himself after one of the greatest and longest rulers, Ramses the Great

Ambushed the sea people

Comparision

Bronze

the importance of tin in the late bronze age is pretty close for us with crude oil today.

Greek Dark Ages

Ten year war lead by King Agamemnon

ruins of troy in modern turkey
Coastal outpoint to the Hittite Empire

Related to Homer

Troy was attacked and had to defend itself many times

The end of the 1200 BS and late Bronze Age Collapse

Mycenae

Cyclopse
Only people who could have had the strength to move the heavy and big boulders moves to make the wall.
Major center of Greek Civilisation
Military Stong hold

Similarities from all of the Civilizations

Most cities were burned down and show ruins of arrow heads

When people were at distress no letters were sent that needed to be sent

Many Cities traded

What a Ship carried to trade
Ten tons of Coper, elephant and hippo Tongues, Arrow head, turtles, gold, pottery, blocks of raw colored glass, almonds, dates, pistachio (etc...)
Biggest trading route was in the Mediterranean sea
All Cities that did Collapsed

Kassite Dynasty of Babylon

Myceane

In 40-50 years almost every city in the eastern Medierranean World was destroyed

Bronze Age Collapse

Sea Peoples

Wherever the Sea peoples went, destruction followed.
Compared to the Vikings

Conquered and burned down many cities

Some wear Skull caps and others wear horned helmets

Many different armies sailing under one banner

Helped the Egyptians before the Great collapse

Wanted to attack the Egyptian most precious river, the Nile river

How Bronze was made

10 tones of bronze
1 ton of tin

Needed everyone

Household objects, weapons, craftsmen tools, (etc..)

Tin was hard to find, Coper was easier

Empire 4:

Mycenaens

Empire 3:

Minoans

Empire 2:

Ugarit
Great Trade City

Ruled a coastal kingdom o Merchants and Sailors

At least 7 languages

Diverse City

Oldest Writen Music in the World

Hammurabi was the last King- Land became abandoned

Burned down

Empire 1:

Hittites

Location 2:

Karagolan

Location 1:

A haunted place where most are scared to go to
Hattusha- Center of Modern Turkey
Gateways are decorated with tall carved sculptures of Lions

Ruled a large portion of Turkey

Capital of the Hittite Empire