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

>''History is written by the victors'' >be sea peoples >arrive and cause the fall of the bronze age >dont write anything down >leave

“The sea peoples” sounds like such a vague and terrifying name for peoples that don’t even have much history to them.

"Human civilization did an oopsie" is the perfect summary for a lot of human history, to be honest.

A lot of people have pointed out that it is unlikely that a composite bow could shoot through 3 inches of metal but I didn't see anyone dig into the sources so I'll comment on what I've found. I'm guessing that particular part of the video was sources from "The end of the Bronze Age : changes in warfare and the catastrophe ca. 1200 B.C." (mentioned in description, I found a copy on Internet archive) pg. 120-121. The exact passage reads as follows: "The pharaohs themselves took pride in their skill as chariot archers. Amenhotep II boasted of the rapidity, range, and accuracy of his shooting, claiming that from a speeding chariot he had hit four targets, set thirty-four feet apart with such force that the arrows went clean through each target's three inches of copper." This passage is apparently from a stele (Ancient Near Eastern Texts (ANET) pg. 244), and the thickness given in this translation is "of one palm in their thickness", which the annotation says is "a litde [little?] less than 3 inches". Regardless, it seems that this is a boast from a specific pharaoh, rather than some sort of historical fact or mixing up units, so probably not an accurate account of a bronze age era's composite bow's potential.

When Bill Wurtz said about tin: "idk, my dealer won't tell me where he gets it..." I didn't know he was being serious.

I am now ending all messages with "May you know it." May you know it.

Good factual presentation, well done. Just to explain something, the King of Ugarit referred to the King of Cyprus (Alashiya) as "Father" which means he was considered less than equal and the King of Ugarit had to prostrate himself in front of superior Kings, such as Cyprus and Egypt. In contrast, the Kings of Cyprus referred to the Kings of Egypt as 'brother', which meant they were equals and did not need to prostrate themselves nor pay tribute.

Clear and concise yet thorough examination of one of history's most troubling ages. Excellent narration and illustrations. Glad I discovered this channel. Well done!

"We have a drought, an earthquake and we still have to pay extra! What next? We get invaded?"- Some Bronze Age dude, probably

The Bronze Age civilizations can't collapse until someone asks if it's okay with Tribune Aquila.

Droughts, earthquakes, invasions, destruction of international trade, rebellions. Who thought it was a good idea to play on hard mode ?

Excellent comprehensive summary of the "Collapse of Bronze Age". You covered many more possible reasons other than just Sea Peoples even though they were probable the main reason. Your summary is the only one I've seen thus far that mentions the 5 decade flurry of earthquakes. Plus you did all of this with a very economical use of time. Thank you for your quality video.

"we need to talk about bronze age warfare" * battle music starts *

Me : waiting for Augustus story HC : ever heard about the bronze age? Me : well.. No but.. Go on

I recommend Eric Cline's 2021 book "1177 B.C." It has some updated research & analysis of the time period in question, and lays out a number of possible factors that influenced the "collapse."

I've watched loads of history content on youtube, this has to be one of the best summaries of the topic - and of ancient history in general - I've ever seen.

"Human civilzation did an oopsie". Now, that's worthy of a thesis.

Greece. Hittites. Egypt. Cyprus. Long ago, the four empires lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Sea Peoples attacked.

the range of this channel is awesome.

This is the most clear and extensive video I've seen on this subject matter. Keep up the awesome work