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Professor Kerr "Year All Civilizations Collapsed 1177 BC-End of the Bronze Age"

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The Bronze Age Collapse refers to a period around 1200 BC when many advanced civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East experienced significant declines or collapse including Mycenaean Greece, the Hittite Empire, the New Kingdom Egypt, and various city-states in the Levant like Ugarit.

There are multiple causes:
-   Arrival of the Sea Peoples which disrupted established societies.
-   Earthquakes and droughts which contributed to agricultural failures.
-   Trade disruptions and resource scarcity, namely bronze, which led to the depletion and weakening of economies.
-   Social unrest and political instability.

The impact was the widespread destruction of cities, states and infrastructure which led to the loss of literacy, decline in trade networks and the transition to smaller, less complex societies in the region. The bronze age collapse marks the end of the late bronze age and the beginning of the early iron age. It led to a very significant cultural and technological decline in the entire region which took hundreds of years to recover, some societies never did.

Professor Kerr is described as “a leading historical populist;” he is a published author and regularly appears on television and radio, contributing to programs which focus on ancient history, culture, and comparative religion. He is also in demand as a moderator for topical historical/political televised events and television/radio phone-ins.

Please reserve your seat for this complimentary presentation no later than noon on June 9th.

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