There have been many suggestions and hypotheses to explain that the destruction of the Mycenaean civilisation. This ranges from foreign invasion, civil war, collapse in trade, drought and natural disasters. All of these could be possible hypotheses as to why the Mycenaean civilisations fell, but none are certain as there is not enough evidence to back these hypotheses up. Mycenae was a very successful and powerful city. This would make it hard for the city to be brought down and for everything to be forgotten. Foreign invasion is a plausible hypothesis for the destruction of Mycenae. The theory is that there was a mass invasion by outsiders known to the Egyptians as ‘the sea people’ who invaded Egypt earlier as well. The ‘sea people’ could have invaded Mycenae and then settle in their land. This is a plausible hypothesis except there is no evidence to back it up, as there have been no foreign objects found in all of the ruins. This …show more content…
The fact that the Mycenaean civilisation was such a strong and powerful civilisation really shows that anything can happen. Life is so unpredictable and especially in the cases of natural disasters it is ruthless. Natural disasters cannot be avoided, they are inevitable. The danger of natural disasters is forever present, they are powerful and overwhelming. History shows a very strong cycle, civilisations rise and fall. They do not stay forever. For a civilisation to be very stable and last longer than the rest, their needs to be strict rules, guidelines and consequences for people who do not follows these rules. To stop war crimes and invasion of other cities their needs to be rules. A stable government is very important, leaders need to be strong willed and committed. Civilisations without these things would be very fragile, they would crumble within
One important reason rome fell was because of natural disasters. Evidence that this was a problem was according to document F is stated that “ The roman world was shaken by a violent earthquake…. The shores of the Mediterranean were left dry but the sudden retreat of the sea… but the tide soon returned with the weight of an immunace which was severely felt on the coast of Sicily, Greece, and Egypt. More than fifty thousand people had lost their lives due to the flood.” This problem helps explain why the roman empire fell because the roman empire was trying to
Another reason Rome fell is because of the destructive and violent disasters that happened. In (Doc F), in the year 366 AE there was a violent earthquake that left the shores of the Mediterranean Sea dry. This showed that the lack of water could mean less fishing and the lack of water could have created problems for people. Then there was a flood that wiped fifty thousand people away in the city of Alexandria alone. Next there was a plague that swept through Rome and sent their population from 1 million to 250,000 thousand people. (Doc F). This
Eric H. Cline’s main theory is that the “sea peoples” weren’t the only thing that made these civilizations come to an end. Before the book came out, many historians believed that the early civilizations collapsed due to the invasion of the”sea peoples”, but Cline was willing to prove them wrong. He states in his book that,”[...] the Sea peoples may well have been responsible for some of the destruction that occurred at the end of the late Bronze Age, but it is much more likely that a concatenation of events, both human and natural -including climate change and drought,[...] earthquake storms, internal rebellions and ‘system collapse’ -coalesced to create ‘perfect storm’ that brought this age to an end,”(Eric H.Cline,
Have you ever wondered the difference in ancient civilizations? I am going to tell you about the differences in these civilizations; Rome, China, and Persia. Two of these places are still here, but the other was taken over and is no longer in existence. Though these places are old, they have played a big part in the growth of humanity. They have played a major part in our culture, religion, and everyday activities. Many of the things that we do today are based upon what they did way back in these times. Without Rome, China, and Persia: Do you think we would be the same as we are today? They are all different, but they have one thing in common, they helped evolve the human species.
There are other theories that tie into the Bronze Age collapse such as other devastating natural disasters (earthquakes in Mycenae), large social revolutions that toppled leaderships, and the possibility of a total system-wide societal collapse that ended everything within that city/empire/civilization(s). All of the factors noted above may have all played a part in the overall collapse, but none of them were the sole exact cause of why it happened. The Bronze Age Collapse was mostly likely caused by the combination of multiple factors and outside sources which brought about the downfall of multiple civilizations such as Egypt, Hatti and Mycenae. However, despite all the violence and chaos the Bronze Age Collapse brought upon the affected empires, there was some good to come out of it. The end is not always just the end, it is sometimes just the beginning. At the end of the chaos, new civilizations rose to power underneath the dust of the old ones, including the prodigious Biblical Israelites, it was also the time said civilizations entered the next major age of civilization, the Iron
Ancient Greece is one is one of the most important civilizations in history. Why? Simply because they were the base of many things that we believe in, practice, or build upon today. Some examples are language, architecture, art, science, and much more. Over hundreds and thousands of years technology, agricultural techniques, weapons, and education has advanced and evolved. Many of these ideas not only started within Ancient Greece, but within other ancient civilizations as well. Have you ever wondered what life would have been like if the ideas and inventions that Ancient civilizations had uncovered had not been shared with other societies?
All of these civilizations came and went at different times throughout the duration of Bronze Age Greece. All of them were drastically important in maintaining the great power of the area during a time of such havoc and turmoil. Much like anything in life, all good things must come to an end eventually. The Bronze Age Greece almost completely fell by 146BC. There are a number of different reasons why the collapse of the Bronze Age Greece occurred. In the following sections we will discuss several reasons for the collapse of this once great society.
The civilians of Ancient Greece had to be resourceful. Most civilizations had rivers to channel, irrigate, and predict. Ancient Greece is a series of islands. This means that the people of Ancient Greece had to learn to live on the ocean. They had to deal with being more vulnerable to land attacks as they were used to battling with ships. And they also had to deal with huge ocean storms. These storms could destroy a new society with no notice. (Acrobatic, 2014)
One may ask, who are the Minoans? Well they are considered by many Historians and Archeologists to be the first great European Civilization. Some people believed that this was the mythical land of Atlantis. They were located near the Aegean Sea and lands such as Greece, Troy and Asia Minor. One interesting fact is that these people never called themselves the Minoans. There wasn’t any name listed in the history books for these people but the Ancient Crete Civilization. They were known as the Crete Civilization because they lived on the island of Crete which is now part of Greece. It wasn’t until a 19th century British Archeologist, Sir Author Evans gave them the name, The Minoans. He gave them this name because he believed he had found the legendary palace of King Minos. There has been many civilization collapses over the World’s history, but most can be explained in great detail. There are some that are very mysterious and not definitively explained. The collapse of the Minoan people happens to be one of those mysterious collapses which ranks 3rd in the top ten most mysterious collapses of the world and is still to this day debated on what actually caused their demise. There are many factors that go into the collapse of a civilization, but this kind of catastrophe doesn’t just happen in a blink of an eye this is something that happens over a long period of time. This paper will touch on the climate and environment, the time period and culture, how they became
A major piece of evidence is that the Egyptians have no written history about hundred of thousands of slaves leaving. They also never write down about the plagues, which would need a explanation because both of those things are huge to the story. A reason for this could be that the Egyptians may have destroyed all their writings about these events,
Throughout the course of history there have been many great and powerful civilizations. These civilizations made their way to power in many ways including military force, great wealth, and politics. These civilizations include the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Romans, and in more recent times, the United States of America. Another civilization that is often mentioned to be a part of this prestigious group is that of the Ancient Greeks. The primary reason being the Ancient Greek’s military advancement made them superior to the other ancient armies of the time allowing their civilization to grow.
Was the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the American Government unavoidably necessary? This is what Samuel J. Walker intends to uncover in his publication. His argument is that the justifications made by the American Government after the dropping of the Atomic bombs were gross exaggerations and that the reasoning behind their ultimate decision is complicated. He contends that because of their lack of knowledge of the actual damage that the force of the
The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations of Europe began to progress toward a more civilized order of society. As there were no previous establishment to base their ideals on, it was understandable that there were some difficulties in their progression as a society. Although the ancient Greek and Roman governments fell, both had similar paths of creation, conquest, and destruction.
Civilizations often decline rapidly after reaching their peak, people consume more resources than available, there are conflicts between authority and society, and certain values that used to always be good for the society may have started becoming bad for the society. So many potential things could cause the decline of this civilization, so we need to make sure not to make the same mistakes as past civilizations. For one, we need to make sure that population doesn’t get out of hand and the people don't get to arrogant, or else they will drain resources and not be aware of any small problems that could become bigger. Keeping up relationships with neighboring civilizations is also important, or else there’s the possibility of war. The people of the civilization always need to be aware of what’s going on, or they will miss all of the small things that could lead to the most deadly problems.
The ancient civilisations were all well-developed but each had their weaknesses. Ancient Greece had astonishing architecture, but their downfall was gender equality. Ancient Egypt had amazing pyramids that have stayed standing for over 4,500 years, but their hierarchy was incredibly unfair and Ancient Rome was advanced in the fact of legal systems but when it came to education, it brought the civilisation down as a community. Greece was very well developed except for gender equality.