Sea Peoples land travel refugees Bronze Age collapse

Most “Sea Peoples” appear to have traveled by land

“Sea Peoples” is a modern label for several groups who raided Egypt and other parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Despite the name, most appear to have traveled by land. Recent scholarship tends to view them as refugees fleeing a crisis already underway, rather than as the main cause of the Bronze Age collapse.

Al-Biruni reasoned that unknown inhabited lands could exist

About Two-Fifths Of Earth’S Circumference

Al-Biruni calculated that the known lands of Africa, Europe, and Asia covered only about two-fifths of Earth's circumference. From the empty space left over, he reasoned that other inhabited land could exist between Asia and Europe, centuries before Europeans reached the Americas.

The Black Death may have helped finance the Renaissance

The Black Death devastated Europe, but labor shortages later increased wages and bargaining power for some survivors. In certain places, inherited wealth also became concentrated among fewer people. Historians have suggested that these economic changes helped create conditions for greater spending on art and culture, although the Renaissance had many causes.

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Sea Peoples land travel refugees Bronze Age collapse

Most “Sea Peoples” appear to have traveled by land

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