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Tell me about the Bronze Age collapse.
The Bronze Age collapse is so called by historians who study the end of the Bronze Age. ... Between 1200 and 1150 BC, the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and Syria, and the Egyptian Empire in Syria and Canaan, interrupted trade routes and extinguished literacy.
What is the evidence for the Bronze Age collapse?
Every important Anatolian site during the preceding late Bronze Age shows a destruction layer. It appears that civilization did not recover to the same level as that of the Hittites for another thousand years.
What are some of the possible causes of the Bronze Age collapse?
Historians don't know for sure what caused the Bronze Age collapse, but many believe the transition was sudden, violent and culturally disruptive.
Who were the Sea Peoples during the Bronze Age collapse?
The Sea Peoples are a purported seafaring confederation that attacked ancient Egypt and other regions of the East Mediterranean prior to and during the Late Bronze Age collapse.
What was the Sea Peoples role in the Bronze Age collapse?
The Sea Peoples are a purported seafaring confederation that attacked ancient Egypt and other regions of the East Mediterranean prior to and during the Late Bronze Age collapse (1200–900 BCE).

Question: What other factors led to a breakdown of trade
Self-contained rewrite: What other factors led to a breakdown of trade during the Bronze Age collapse?