After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations

After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations by Eric H. Cline

Many great civilizations seemed to fall away a few millennia ago. We see gaps where writing disappeared and provided little historical record. There have been some postulates for how and why the failed. It may not have been obvious to the people living at the time. There may have been some changes resulting in certain things no longer needing to be recorded. There may have been different rulers. People may have depended too much on climatic conditions and struggled when they changed. Some of the changes may just be fictions caused by our lack of understanding. The book explores civilizations and their resilience through difficult times. This can be an example for us as we struggle with things such as pandemics and climate change.