0 AD/BC 1000 BC 2000 BC 1000 AD Minoan Warm Period Medieval Warm Period Roman Warm Period Modern Warm Period European Dark Age Greek Dark Age Subboreal Climate, warm, dry Subatlantic Climate, cool, wet Last Western Roman emperor deposed by the Germans The Han dynasty collapses, China divides into three kingdoms Mycenaean civilization collapses, palaces plundered, Hittite empire falls, end of the bronze age. Droughts in US, India, Europe, Africa, China, and West Asia. Little Ice Age Maunder Minimum Indian Harappa civilization collapses and the “14 th Egyptian dynasty” collapses in the Egyptian “Dark Age” Bronze Age Iron Age C 14 Hallstatt disaster, collapse of the Egyptian Kingdom after Pharaoh Takeloth, Alps tree line moves lower, European temperatures drop 1-2°C Roman and the Chinese Han Dynasty flourished at this time. Yellow River freezes, frost in July in China, Shang Dynasty collapses. Great migration of Goths, Huns and Vandals begins. Roman famine and losses to the Goths, the Empire breaks into numerous parts, terrible crime Brief Roman revival and reunification Grapes introduced to Britain and Germany Ch’in unifies China Starvation, extreme cold, over a third of the European population dies in 784 First Viking colony established in Greenland Rabaul (Papua- New Guinea) erupts, “the sun lacked brightness” Vikings conquer Ireland, Normandy, Sicily & Russia Vikings settle in Newfoundland Glaciers grow and destroy villages The great famine and Black Death Last report from Greenland Witch hunts reach maximum in 1600, 50,000 witches burned

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0 AD/BC1000 BC2000 BC 1000 AD

Minoan WarmPeriod

MedievalWarm Period

Roman WarmPeriod

Modern WarmPeriod

EuropeanDark Age

Greek DarkAge

Subboreal Climate, warm, dry Subatlantic Climate, cool, wet

Last WesternRoman emperordeposed by theGermans

The Han dynastycollapses, Chinadivides into threekingdoms

Mycenaean civilizationcollapses, palacesplundered, Hittiteempire falls, end of thebronze age.Droughts in US, India,Europe, Africa, China,and West Asia.

Little Ice Age

MaunderMinimum

Indian Harappacivilizationcollapses and the“14th Egyptiandynasty”collapses in theEgyptian “DarkAge”

Bronze Age Iron Age

C14 Hallstatt disaster,collapse of the EgyptianKingdom after PharaohTakeloth, Alps tree linemoves lower, Europeantemperatures drop 1-2°C

Roman and the ChineseHan Dynasty flourishedat this time.

Yellow River freezes,frost in July in China,Shang Dynasty collapses.

Great migration ofGoths, Huns and Vandalsbegins. Roman famineand losses to the Goths,the Empire breaks intonumerous parts, terriblecrime

Brief Roman revivaland reunification

Grapes introducedto Britain andGermany

Ch’in unifiesChina

Starvation, extremecold, over a third ofthe Europeanpopulation dies in 784