This is a fascinating show. It shows clearly where real wealth has been generated for the few thousand years - from those able to use technology to exploit natural resources. In this case it was copper production.
The vast wealth of King Solomon came from gritty mines and smelters burning huge quantities of charcoal (carbon) and leaving behind giant slag heaps.
When we look at the cultural wonders of the world, we should always remember that the art, the literature, the architecture, are only made possible by wealth created by ingenuity of the human mind utilizing the world’s resources. Turn off the source of wealth and the culture dies.