article_snippet.sent: As each of these great societies were interconnected, the collapse of one also affected the others, creating a domino-like effect, claims Professor Eric Cline, director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Cline sets out Professor Cline arguments in Professor Cline recent book '1177BC
article_snippet.sent: Instead Professor Cline says while the raids may have been a menace, there were greater forces at work.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Cline says as each of these great civilisations relied upon each other for trade, the misery of one was shared by others.
article_snippet.sent: Indeed Professor Cline warns that Professor Cline can see parallels between the events that led to the downfall of those ancient societies and those occurring today.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Cline warns that the threat posed by the Greek economy as well as the chaos in Libya, Syria, Egypt and Iraq mirror some of the situations seen at the end of the Bronze Age.
article_snippet.sent: However Professor Cline even suggests that ISIS could be the modern day equivalent of the Sea People, sparking mass migrations and destablising the lands they invade.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Cline said: 'Even with all of our technological advancements, our are not immune.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Historian Eric Cline at George Washington University argues that as they all relied on each other for trade the collapse of one society created a domino effect that resulted in the start of the Dark Ages .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Historian Eric Cline at George Washington University makes the claims in Historian Eric Cline at George Washington University book  1177BC