The Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse

What was the primary goal of the empires during the Late Bronze Age when they clashed in battles?

• To increase the taxable population and control trade routes

• To establish new religions

• To expand their territories extensively

• To completely annihilate their enemies

Who were the Sheridan, and what was their significance?

• A group of traders from the Aegean

• A religious sect from Anatolia

• A piratical band of seafarers who raided Egypt

• A diplomatic envoy from Babylon

How did Ramses II of Egypt respond to the threat posed by the Sheridan?

• He ignored them completely

• He formed an alliance with them

• He claimed to have defeated them and settled them in the Nile Delta

• He launched a full-scale invasion of their homeland

Which group among the Sea Peoples is identified with southwestern Anatolia?

• The Peleset

• The Aquash

• The Luka

• The Shekelesh

What was the likely origin of the Aquash according to scholars?

• The Babylonians

• The Hittites

• The Egyptians

• The Mycenaean Greeks

What was the outcome of the second wave of Sea Peoples' invasion?

• They were completely defeated and eradicated

• They formed a new empire in Egypt

• They settled in the Levant and influenced the region

• They returned to their islands

Which group among the second wave of Sea Peoples is associated with the Mycenaean Greeks?

• The Weshesh

• The Shekelesh

• The Tjeker

• The Denyen

What was a significant consequence of the Sea Peoples' invasions on the Near East?

• The rise of a new powerful empire

• The onset of a Dark Age with massive depopulation

• The complete destruction of Egypt

• The unification of all Near Eastern states

How did Egypt manage to survive the Bronze Age collapse?

• By assimilating different groups into their army

• By retreating to the deserts

• By forming alliances with the Sea Peoples

• By building a massive wall around the empire

What role did the Philistines play in the region after the Sea Peoples' invasions?

• They became a significant independent power

• They were absorbed into the Egyptian empire

• They migrated to Anatolia

• They disappeared from historical records