Categories: All - drought - resources - technology

by Louise Kay Aulbach 12 months ago

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Collapse of the Bronze Age

Around 1200 BCE, a series of catastrophic events led to the collapse of several major civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean. These societies, including the Hittites, Mycenaeans, and Egyptians, faced a combination of internal revolts and social unrest that destabilized their governments.

Collapse of the Bronze Age

Collapse of the Bronze Age

Revolts: people fight against own government

weakened societies
government was unstable
social unrest within city states and kingdoms
people fighting for power and control

Natural Disaster Climate Change

not enough resources
lack of growing- lack of food
long periods of drought creating dry conditions
weather changes over long period of time

Invasions

less cultural sharing
Major cities and civilizations destroyed
less trade with other groups
Sea People: different groups of raiders, traveled by sea and attacked coastal regions

When? Where? What Happened

Eastern Meditarranean
Major Cities destroyed, downfall of civilizations: Hittites, Mycenaeans, Egyptians
1200 BCE

Start of Iron Age

rise of new civilizations: Phoenicians, Israelites, Neo-Assyrian Empire
impact on technology and how wars were fought
Iron- most important materia lfor tools and weapons
easy to find and cheap