Difference between revisions of "5. What caused the collapse of the early civilization and what did the people do?"
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+ | Although there were many advances in the defenses and in weaponry, towns and cities in Canaan were reduced in size due to a global climate change that made the world warmer. Also, trade with Egypt was gradually weakening, putting even more pressure on the agricultural system and people. This pressure caused for the agricultural economy to collapse. People then turned to smaller scale lives to survive, effectively ending the advances of previous innovations. | ||
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Revision as of 07:20, 8 January 2014
Although there were many advances in the defenses and in weaponry, towns and cities in Canaan were reduced in size due to a global climate change that made the world warmer. Also, trade with Egypt was gradually weakening, putting even more pressure on the agricultural system and people. This pressure caused for the agricultural economy to collapse. People then turned to smaller scale lives to survive, effectively ending the advances of previous innovations.
Avery Morris
Manual Page 92
External Source: [http://www.penn.museum/sites/Canaan/MiddleBronzeAge.html ]