In the mid-twentieth century, archeologists traditionally attributed the collapse of the Late Bronze Age civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean to sudden, catastrophic invasions by the mysterious 'Sea Peoples.' However, environmental historian Kenji Sato has recently synthesized pollen records and speleothem data to construct a more complex narrative. Sato demonstrates that a prolonged, multi-decadal megadrought preceded the collapse, severely disrupting agricultural yields and trade networks. While acknowledging that external conflicts occurred, Sato argues that these migrations were a symptom, rather than the primary driver, of systemic collapse, thereby reframing the societal dissolution as an ecologically triggered failure of complex supply chains.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- AIt describes a historical controversy, outlines the specific geological methods used to resolve it, and details the widespread consensus that subsequently emerged.
- It presents a long-standing explanation for a historical phenomenon, introduces a researcher's challenge to that explanation based on new scientific data, and clarifies how this new work reinterprets the event's primary cause.Cevap
- CIt presents a theory regarding ancient trade routes, critiques the archaeological evidence supporting that theory, and proposes an alternative model of agricultural trade.
- DIt contrasts two civilizations' responses to a natural disaster, lists the technological failures of each society, and argues that one was more resilient than the other.