The collapse of a globally-linked world in 1200 BCE
In short: Explore the dramatic fall of Mediterranean civilizations during the Late Bronze Age. This documentary series investigates how an intricate network of nations faced widespread devastation, trade severed, and cities destroyed on a scale never seen before.
Between circa 1250 and 1150 BCE, the Mediterranean world experienced a systemic collapse. Major cities were destroyed, writing systems vanished, and diplomatic relations were severed. Scholars debate the exact causes, but primary theories include natural catastrophes like earthquakes, climate-driven droughts, internal rebellions, and invasions by the Sea Peoples.
The aftermath saw a 'dark age' where iron replaced bronze as the primary metal. While modern scholars argue the subsequent Iron Age was not as bleak as once thought, the collapse serves as a pertinent warning for our own globally-linked era.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Homer, the Trojan War & the Late Bronze Age Collapse
- Also: Bronze Age Collapse: The Decline and Fall of Mediterranean Civilization
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