How Did The Collapse Of Mycenaean Civilization

Between 500 AD- 1500 AD Europe was said to be in a Dark Age. The term Dark Age came from Petrarch. He was an Italian Scholar who said, talking about Europe through the time 500 AD- 1500 AD, that before Europe was full of ideas and now there was not any at all. Europe witnessed tragic events like the Black Death and The Crusades. Europe has been said to be in both a Dark Age and a Growth Age, but ultimately the evidence proves that it was in more of a Dark Age.

One shall rise, and one shall fall. It’s a common cycle that’s been prevalent throughout history. It is also a cycle that the world has seen time and time again, the rise and fall of empires followed by the rise of new empires. A perfect analogy would be the cycle of birth, development and death. This process allows the human population to grow and progress. This works the same way for civilizations. When civilizations collapse, they open the door for newer and more modern civilizations to emerge. During the Late Bronze Age, several powerful eastern Mediterranean civilizations all came to a sudden and catastrophic end. A popular belief is the emergence of “Sea People”. However, Eric H. Cline, the author of “1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed”, believes a series of unfortunate events was the actual culprit. My critique of “1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed”will examine series of calamities that led to the collapse of the Late Bronze Age and how that affected a once stable international community that had been prospering for centuries.

A " dark age" is a period when violence and wars plus a lots of disease. Some historians call the period from 500 AD to 1500 AD in Europe a " dark age" because the black death and the crusades. The Magna Carta and the universities. The majority of the evidence will show that it was the dark age.

Eric H. Cline the author of the book,”1177 The year Civilization Collapsed,” is a professor of classics and anthropology, and the director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University. Some of the many other books that he has wrote are, From Eden to Exile: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Bible and The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: International Trade and the Late Bronze Age Aegean, and Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology. Eric H. Cline has also won numerous amounts of awards for his outstanding teaching, and his informative books. Some the awards he has won include, winning

‘Were the 1,000 years the Dark Ages lasted actually “dark”?’ is a highly debatable topic as some claim that the whole period was “dark” while others claim it was only “dark” for the early stages of it. Through textual evidence provided, the supposed 1,000 years of decline and decay known as the Dark Ages were not “dark” for the 1,000 years. According to the American Cyclopedia, the 1,000 year period did not support education, have creation of culture, any central government, and a bad economy. Document F says, “Beginning in the early 11th century, universities were founded throughout Europe. Attendance at these universities was limited to a small percentage of the population” (Document F).

In the 1300's, an Italian scholar named Petrarch used the term, "dark ages" to describe Europe in the middle ages.People think that Petrarch used this term to describe Europe in the middle ages, because it seemed as if everything was turning/going bad. Not everyone agrees with him, some people think that the middle ages in Europe was in a growth age instead of a dark age. There were good events, like economic growth and education got more significant. But, there were lot's of bad things like, government order and the Black Death, so it is a debatable topic.

In the 1300's an Italian scholar named Petrarch came up with the name "Dark Age" to describe the time Europe was going through during the Middle Ages in 500AD-1500AD. Throughout the Middle Ages Europe was going through some rough times, but there were also moments of growth. For example the Black Death was a time of darkness but there were positive times like when universities were built. Although the dark ages were looked at as a negative occurrence, more events show a sign of growth.

purpose: Highlights the collapse of several historical societies and the factors that caused their collapse.

Was it a Dark Age? The term “dark ages” describes a period during Medieval Europe when inventions and ideas stopped, violence increased, and disease killed many people. The term “dark ages” came from an Italian scholar named Francesco Petrarch. He compared it to the Classical Age that thrived before. The dark ages occurred during Medieval Europe, which lasted from 500 AD to 1500 AD.

First, “The Dark Ages” was the time that followed the collapse of the Western Roman Empire but before the Renaissance from the 5th to 15th century. Very few writings survived during the Dark Ages, so most believe that people during this time were illiterate;

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

Media bias is the bias or perceived bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered. The audience perceives the media in their own way and interprets their own opinions and ideas from the reported stories and events. This means the media can in a way control people and how they think about or view the world around them. The media has become more biased since it’s beginning and has split up or devised more people than it has brought together. The main source of information on elections is through the media and this affects people from local to regional as well as the national levels, even in some cases globally. Bias in the media has become more controversial over time and is a very important topic for people because of how much influence the media has and the impact the media can make on individuals and different levels of government.

The era from about 500 to 1000 C.E. is sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages" in European history, partly because many aspects of the Roman civilization were lost, such as written language, advanced architectural and building techniques, complex government, and access to long-distance trade. For the most part, these early people of Europe

This section of the essay focuses on the relation between Macbeth and King James' actual life, analyzing the characteristics of playwriting during the 17th century.   The section begins with a heavy focus on King James and how he was “nervous, deeply nervous” due to the murder of both his parents and failed assassination attempt that almost killed him. Greenblatt explains that this information is important as he highlights how Shakespeare uses this fear to his advantage, by creating scenes that reassure the King and gain his favor. Macbeth indirectly reinforces the King through the depiction of his strong lineage instead of direct flattery or directly telling the story of how the King foiled his own assassination attempt, because the representation

The Dark Ages were the entire period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance; they were in fact the start of universities and scientific foundations. During medieval times, mainly right after the fall of Rome, society had a fairly hard time; trying to figure out what to do, many peasants started to farm. Society prospered from what they could personally grow and harvest, and whatever animals they could use, both for hard work and for food. All of this went relatively well, until the plague, or Black Death, happened in all of Europe, especially England. Millions of people died and those who survived were badly scarred. However, during the time of the plague, the Catholic religion flourished. Thus creating the second bright spot during the Dark Ages. Priests prayed for the well being of both the sick and the healthy, and many people converted to Catholicism as well. Additionally, during the dark ages, education for peasants was hard to come by since it was reserved for royalty, and church hierarchy. However, towards the end of the thirteenth century the Church started offering education for children from common homes as well. Plus, many scientific foundations came in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. In fact some scientists, such as Aristotle, helped find new discoveries, and medicines for disease. As one can see the "dark ages," were not dark, but the start of something bright, that no one during that time would ever forget for years to come.