article_snippet.sent: The Sphinx and pyramids at Giza (above) hint at the power of ancient Egyptian civilisation before the power of ancient Egyptian civilisation collapsed .
article_snippet.sent: Egypt's Old Kingdom - when most of the pyramids were built - collapsed more than 4,200 years ago because Egypt's Old Kingdom - failed to adapt to climate change, according to research.
article_snippet.sent: A series of battles between the Egyptians and the Sea People's are depicted on the Medinet Habu wall relief at Ramesses III's tomb on the west bank of Luxor in Egypt.
article_snippet.sent: Although the Egyptians apparently managed to defeat the Egyptians, the kingdom never recovered.
article_snippet.sent: Coastal sites at Canaan, including Gaza, Ashkelon and Ashdod, Akko and Jaffa, in Israel, were also leveled while the inland palace at Megiddo was burnt to the ground.
article_snippet.sent: The ancient cities of Hazor and Lachish, also in Israel, were completely destroyed and left abandoned.
article_snippet.sent: The tomb of Ramesses III (above) in Luxor, Egypt, features a wall relief that shows battles with the Sea Peoples .