1177 BC: The vanishing of the first globalized world | Eric Cline: Full Interview

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Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Hollywood lied to you about Ancient Rome. Here’s the truth | Mary Beard: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yP8C7uo3Y Around 1200 BC, the most sophisticated network of civilizations the ancient world had ever produced, spanning Egypt, Greece, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and beyond, came apart within a single generation.  Historian Eric Cline argues this collapse wasn't the work of one invading force or one bad harvest, but something far harder to stop: An overly interdependent system that had no way to absorb multiple shocks at once. 0:00 Chapter 1: The interconnected world 4:27 Scope of the study 5:44 Economic interdependence of civilizations 11:04 What “collapse” means 15:38 Chapter 2: Who were the Sea Peoples? 20:58 Chapter 3: The perfect storm 24:37 Drought, famine and migration 28:22 Evidence for invaders beyond Egypt 31:30 Destructions and possible internal rebellions 42:48 Multiplier Effects, Domino Effects, and Network Collapse 47:35 Systems collapse and the Dark Age debate 54:44 Uneven survival and the problem of labels 1:00:00 Chapter 1: The rise of the new world order 1:03:42 The new world order after collapse 1:11:04 Chapter 2: The winners and losers 1:17:03 The Mycenaeans, Minoans, Hittites, and Canaanites 1:22:29 Chapter 3: How to avoid civilizational collapse 1:28:18 Leadership and resilience 1:30:23 Seven lessons for today 1:38:14 Tipping points and warning signs 1:41:57 Final reflection Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/full-interview/eric-cline-bronze-age/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://bigthink.com/membership/ ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/subscribe/ ►Listen to Big Think Interviews on Spotify Insights from the world's biggest thinkers, now as a podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7KRYoRD1NdF2aoQcBMyPlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Eric Cline: Dr. Eric H. Cline is Professor of Classics and Anthropology, the former Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and the current Director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at The George Washington University, in Washington DC. He is a National Geographic Explorer, a Fulbright scholar, a Getty scholar, an NEH Public Scholar, and an award-winning teacher and author. He has degrees in archaeology and ancient history from Dartmouth, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania; in May 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree (honoris causa) from Muhlenberg College.