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What factors reversed the trend of outside influence on the Danube river basin in central Europe?
What factors reversed the trend of outside influence on the Danube river basin in central Europe?
- Incoming invasions from neighboring regions
- Technological advancements in shipbuilding
- Climate change and new agricultural practices
- Rapid rise in population and development of local natural resources (correct)
What impact did the surplus population armed with new iron weapons have on the region?
What impact did the surplus population armed with new iron weapons have on the region?
- They established diplomatic relations with the Neo-Assyrian Empire
- They initiated peace treaties with neighboring kingdoms
- They focused on internal development and isolation
- They moved back down the Danube into southeastern Europe, the Aegean, and the eastern Mediterranean (correct)
What effect did the huge movements of peoples have on empires and regimes in Southwest Asia?
What effect did the huge movements of peoples have on empires and regimes in Southwest Asia?
- Helped establish new empires
- Weakened their power (correct)
- Strengthened their control
- Had no impact
How did peoples on the fringes of the great regional empires influence beyond their borders?
How did peoples on the fringes of the great regional empires influence beyond their borders?
What group is sometimes known as the Sea Peoples?
What group is sometimes known as the Sea Peoples?
Which ruler managed to repel the Sea Peoples' invasion by marshaling all the resources of Egypt?
Which ruler managed to repel the Sea Peoples' invasion by marshaling all the resources of Egypt?
What event is dramatically depicted in Ramses III's mortuary temple in Thebes?
What event is dramatically depicted in Ramses III's mortuary temple in Thebes?
What city in northern Syria was an important port city and was destroyed during the movement of peoples in the twelfth century BCE?
What city in northern Syria was an important port city and was destroyed during the movement of peoples in the twelfth century BCE?
In what region did the Sea Peoples cause destruction before ultimately settling along the southern coast of the Levant?
In what region did the Sea Peoples cause destruction before ultimately settling along the southern coast of the Levant?
Which civilization on the island of Crete experienced a decline in agricultural production due to the Sea Peoples' intrusion?
Which civilization on the island of Crete experienced a decline in agricultural production due to the Sea Peoples' intrusion?
What were the two key factors that reversed the trend of outside influence on the Danube river basin in central Europe?
What were the two key factors that reversed the trend of outside influence on the Danube river basin in central Europe?
How did the surplus population, armed with new iron weapons, impact the regions they moved into?
How did the surplus population, armed with new iron weapons, impact the regions they moved into?
What effect did the huge movements of peoples have on the value of mobility in the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia?
What effect did the huge movements of peoples have on the value of mobility in the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia?
Despite being politically dwarfed by empires like Neo-Assyrian and Persian, what characterized various groups in the Mediterranean basin?
Despite being politically dwarfed by empires like Neo-Assyrian and Persian, what characterized various groups in the Mediterranean basin?
What impact did the armed invasions by the Sea Peoples have on the Hittites?
What impact did the armed invasions by the Sea Peoples have on the Hittites?
What was the major impact of the Sea Peoples' settlement along the southern coast of the Levant?
What was the major impact of the Sea Peoples' settlement along the southern coast of the Levant?
How did Ramses III manage to repel the Sea Peoples' invasion according to the text?
How did Ramses III manage to repel the Sea Peoples' invasion according to the text?
What specific event is depicted in Ramses III's mortuary temple in Thebes?
What specific event is depicted in Ramses III's mortuary temple in Thebes?
How did the great trading cities of the Levant, particularly Ugarit, suffer during the movement of peoples in the twelfth century BCE?
How did the great trading cities of the Levant, particularly Ugarit, suffer during the movement of peoples in the twelfth century BCE?
What significant societal change occurred in Crete due to the Sea Peoples' intrusion according to the text?
What significant societal change occurred in Crete due to the Sea Peoples' intrusion according to the text?
What warning did one of the tablets sent to the king of Ugarit provide regarding an impending disaster?
What warning did one of the tablets sent to the king of Ugarit provide regarding an impending disaster?
"When there was no commerce, when people did not have dealings with each other without fear either on land or sea..." What time period is being described by Thucydides according to this quote?
"When there was no commerce, when people did not have dealings with each other without fear either on land or sea..." What time period is being described by Thucydides according to this quote?
What key factor contributed to the economic decline experienced by the Greek mainland at the end of the second millennium BCE?
What key factor contributed to the economic decline experienced by the Greek mainland at the end of the second millennium BCE?
What were the two key factors that led to the reversal of outside influences on the Danube river basin in central Europe?
What were the two key factors that led to the reversal of outside influences on the Danube river basin in central Europe?
How did the surplus population, armed with new iron weapons, impact the regions they moved into?
How did the surplus population, armed with new iron weapons, impact the regions they moved into?
What characterized various groups in the Mediterranean basin despite being politically dwarfed by empires like Neo-Assyrian and Persian?
What characterized various groups in the Mediterranean basin despite being politically dwarfed by empires like Neo-Assyrian and Persian?
What effect did the huge movements of peoples have on the value of mobility in the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia?
What effect did the huge movements of peoples have on the value of mobility in the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia?
What impact did the armed invasions from the Sea Peoples have on the Hittites?
What impact did the armed invasions from the Sea Peoples have on the Hittites?
What major city in northern Syria was destroyed during the movement of peoples in the twelfth century BCE?
What major city in northern Syria was destroyed during the movement of peoples in the twelfth century BCE?
What did Thucydides describe as a characteristic of the dark age he remembered?
What did Thucydides describe as a characteristic of the dark age he remembered?
Who managed to repel the Sea Peoples' invasion by marshaling all the resources of Egypt?
Who managed to repel the Sea Peoples' invasion by marshaling all the resources of Egypt?
What was the impact of the Sea Peoples' intrusion on Minoans on the island of Crete?
What was the impact of the Sea Peoples' intrusion on Minoans on the island of Crete?
Which event is dramatically depicted in Ramses III's mortuary temple in Thebes?
Which event is dramatically depicted in Ramses III's mortuary temple in Thebes?
What effect did diminished rains have on Myceneans at the end of the second millennium BCE?
What effect did diminished rains have on Myceneans at the end of the second millennium BCE?
What ultimately settled along the southern coast of the Levant after causing destruction in the region?
What ultimately settled along the southern coast of the Levant after causing destruction in the region?
What significant societal change occurred in Crete due to the Sea Peoples' intrusion?
What significant societal change occurred in Crete due to the Sea Peoples' intrusion?
How did the social order of Minoans on Crete change following the Sea Peoples' intrusion?
How did the social order of Minoans on Crete change following the Sea Peoples' intrusion?
What significant event was reported on cuneiform tablets found in Ugarit when discussing an impending disaster?
What significant event was reported on cuneiform tablets found in Ugarit when discussing an impending disaster?
How did Thucydides describe human interactions during a dark age according to the text?
How did Thucydides describe human interactions during a dark age according to the text?
