Book contents
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in color plates)
- Illustrations (in color plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
- Part I The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Birth of the State
- Chapter 2 Early Bronze Age I in Western Asia and Egypt (c. 3000–2700 bce)
- Chapter 3 Early Bronze Age II (c. 2700–1950 bce)
- Chapter 4 The New Spaces of the Middle Bronze Age in Asia and Egypt (c. 2000–1750 bce)
- Chapter 5 The Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 bce), an Area Unified around the Eastern Mediterranean
- Chapter 6 East Asia: From Villages to States (c. 5000–1027 bce)
- Chapter 7 The Emergence of Intermediary Spaces
- Conclusion Were there World-Systems during the Bronze Age?
- Part II The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 2 - Early Bronze Age I in Western Asia and Egypt (c. 3000–2700 bce)
from Part I - The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 October 2019
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- The Worlds of the Indian Ocean
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Charts (in color plates)
- Illustrations (in color plates)
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction: The Geography of the Indian Ocean and Its Navigation
- Part I The Ancient Routes of Trade and Cultural Exchanges and the First States (Sixth–Second Millennium bce)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Birth of the State
- Chapter 2 Early Bronze Age I in Western Asia and Egypt (c. 3000–2700 bce)
- Chapter 3 Early Bronze Age II (c. 2700–1950 bce)
- Chapter 4 The New Spaces of the Middle Bronze Age in Asia and Egypt (c. 2000–1750 bce)
- Chapter 5 The Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 bce), an Area Unified around the Eastern Mediterranean
- Chapter 6 East Asia: From Villages to States (c. 5000–1027 bce)
- Chapter 7 The Emergence of Intermediary Spaces
- Conclusion Were there World-Systems during the Bronze Age?
- Part II The Birth of the Afro-Eurasian World-System (First Millennium bce – Sixth Century ce)
- Bibliography
- Index of Geographical names
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Global climate change around 3100 bce caused population movements in Asia, a dislocation of the Mesopotamian system and a restructuring of exchange networks (Staubwasser and Weiss 2006; Beaujard 2011). Migrations affected the Caucasus, Anatolia, and northwestern Iran, and the Urukian “colonies” were abandoned. Exchanges between Egypt and Mesopotamia diminished around 3100–3000 bce. Three distinct areas can be distinguished during the early third millennium, centered around southern Mesopotamia, Iran, and Egypt, respectively (). At the same time, Brooke (2014: 183) is probably right in pointing out “a significant intensification of human economies,” fostered by climate change between 3200 and 2900 bce.
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- The Worlds of the Indian OceanA Global History, pp. 79 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019