The Bronze Age Collapse (approximately 1200 B.C.E.)

Summary by Krater

This video explores the causes of the Bronze Age Collapse around 1200 BCE, examining theories like the Sea Peoples, warfare tactics, and environmental factors such as famine and earthquakes.

From the video

Answers: What caused the Bronze Age Collapse?

• Bronze Age Collapse
• Sea Peoples migration
• Bronze Age warfare and chariots
• Systems collapse theory
• Environmental collapse and earthquakes

What it concludes

• The collapse of the Bronze Age was a massive, region-wide crisis that wiped out major civilizations around 1200 BCE.
• The Sea Peoples were a loose coalition of migrating groups that successfully dismantled several Bronze Age kingdoms through relentless attacks.
• Chariots and composite bows dominated Bronze Age warfare, making chariots the equivalent of capital warships in terms of speed and firepower.
• The Systems Collapse Theory suggests that the collapse was caused by compounding factors including climate change, famine, earthquakes, and migrating invaders.
• Systemic shocks like widespread drought and earthquakes destabilized the region before and during the invasions, compounding the crisis.