Across
- 2. empire in Mesopotamia that had foreign rulers
- 3. these were disrupted by the Bronze Age Collapse, disrupting many economies
- 6. human condition caused by widespread lack of food
- 8. one of the elements used to make bronze
- 11. large stretch of fertile land that contained the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
- 15. mysterious foreigners that are believed to have attacked along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean
- 16. volcanic ash could be responsible for this
- 21. empire whose expansionist plans were destroyed by the Bronze Age Collapse
- 22. Troy was considered this for land and sea trade routes
- 23. city-state in western Turkey believed to be a valuable trade center during the Bronze Age
- 24. foreign rulers of Babylon
- 25. sometimes the result of undersea earthquakes
- 27. empire in Anatolia that fell bc of the Bronze Age Collapse
- 28. name of the epoch in Egypt during the Bronze Age Collapse
Down
- 1. possible cause the Bronze Age Collapse that combines many causes as explanation
- 4. many of these locations were destroyed or burned during the Bronze Age Collapse
- 5. one of the possible acts perpetrated by the Sea Peoples
- 7. many civilizations faced increased ____________ by foreigners
- 9. weather phenomenon caused by a lack of rain
- 10. these can cause humans to become sick and die easier during famines
- 12. one of the elements used to make bronze
- 13. what most of the theories about the Bronze Age Collapse are
- 14. the civilization of these people was completely destroyed by the Bronze Age Collapse
- 17. this goal of the Assyrians ended bc of the Bronze Age Collapse
- 18. name of the Aegean Sea volcano that erupted in 1645 BCE
- 19. the only Mycenaean city-state to survive the Bronze Age Collapse
- 20. the northeastern Mediterranean suffered from many of these
- 26. Egypt did not fall bc of the Bronze Age Collapse but entered a period of this
