HIST 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Late Bronze Age Collapse, Bronze Age, Greek Mythology
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12th century/ 1100"s bc bronze age internal factors leave them unable to defend themselves when external factors affect them. Usually collapses because of internal and external factors. Bad leadership is one of the causes of a collapse of an empire. Good rulers were practically based on luck some were good others were stupid. Unable to perform functions of a monarch, 2 to 3 in a row can destroy a great civilizations. Government is no longer fulfilling its functions like keeping order. Dramatic rise in crime, poverty, outright rebellions, civil war can occur when the if a state is weak, they are unable to perform these essential functions government is not performing its functions. This can ruin the economy other factors: natural disasters, earthquakes, famine, change in climate, making it difficult to grow food. When a government is weak they are unable to mitigate the repercussions of natural disasters. People say some natural disasters indicated that the gods were mad.
