Collapse of the Bronze Age

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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