Can’t read the article without registering. :o(
I did a search...
http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/06/29/year-ancient-civilization-collapsed/
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/08/19/341573332/lessons-from-the-last-time-civilization-collapsed
http://www.arce.org/chapters/washingtondc/events/u746
I think it was because of the Exodus proving Israel worshipped the One True God. would ruin a false god economy, like the tulips, and the natural disasters, which we all know are controlled by Him also.