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If I remember correctly, currently it is thought that the collapse was caused by many negative events happening almost at the same time. One of those are so-cal
by mkotowski 5y ago
If I remember correctly, currently it is thought that the collapse was caused by many negative events happening almost at the same time. One of those are so-called Sea Peoples (seriously [0]). A single impact could explain a collapse of a city or a country, but not the fall of the whole region.
Extra Credits once did a series of videos describing various weak points that could lead to the Late Bronze Age collapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMP328eU5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMP328eU5Q
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Peoples
- Mordisquitos 5y agoHowever, a single impact could well cause a trade, agricultural or refugee crisis, or radically upset the balance of power in the region, which could have then triggered other crises as a domino effect.
- tim333 5y agoIt seems the impacts can chuck a lot of dust in the air, changing weather patterns for quite a while.
- rsynnott 5y ago> Sea Peoples (seriously [0]). There are worse names. Like the Beaker Folk. A thousand years of presumably history and culture, and you get named after a cup.
- jjk166 5y agoHonestly most names are like that. Sea peoples sounds dumb but The Thalassoi or the Marenians sound badass. Conversely Italians are Young Cattle Peoples, the French are Javelin Peoples, and the English are Peoples from Hook Land. There are some exceptions though - the Spanish are Men of the Ultimate West, the Japanese are Rising Sun Peoples, and Israelis are the God Fighters.