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Important Vocabulary:
Important Vocabulary:
Foreclosure - when a lender, or bank, claims property to pay off a person's debt.
Bankruptcy - a person or business that is unable to repay their debts.
Drought - a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
"Black Blizzards" - a dust storm especially in the dust-bowl area of the U.S.
Dust Bowl - an area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by windstorms.
The Bronze Age Collapse: Hittites/Myceneans (Mediterranean Sea and Fertile Crescent) 1450 BC - 1,200 BC (3200 years ago)
The Bronze Age Collapse: Hittites/Myceneans (Mediterranean Sea and Fertile Crescent) 1450 BC - 1,200 BC (3200 years ago)
300 years for agriculture and civilization to recover
Greek Dark Age
The Great Famine (Europe) 1315-1317
The Great Famine (Europe) 1315-1317
12% death rate due to starvation
The Cahokia (Mississippian People) Collapse: 1300 - 1400 A.D.
The Cahokia (Mississippian People) Collapse: 1300 - 1400 A.D.
Pueblo/Anasazi: 1275 A.D.
Pueblo/Anasazi: 1275 A.D.
The Current Drought:
The Current Drought:
Today
Today
The Dust Bowl:
The Dust Bowl:
1935
1935
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