What Caused the Late Bronze Age Collapse?
Stuff You Should Know
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4.5 • 82.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Humans’ first attempt at civilization went pretty well for the first thousand years. Important stuff like the wheel, writing, math, art, and diplomacy came out of it. But then, in the blink of an historical eye, it all mysteriously failed. What happened?
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