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Civilization elsewhere (China, South Asia, the Americas, etc) continued progressing even after this collapse. There is also no reason to believe that even the a
by Ar-Curunir 5y ago
Civilization elsewhere (China, South Asia, the Americas, etc) continued progressing even after this collapse. There is also no reason to believe that even the affected areas were that severely affected; sure centralized institutions might have collapsed, but it’s not clear what the cultural and demographic effects were.
- inglor_cz 5y agoSeveral hundred years without stone buildings and written records [0] seem to be a fairly severe consequence to me. That means loss of the educated class, which is usually the bearer of future progress. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Dark_Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Dark_Ages