1. The Rise and Fall of
Civilizations
What were the factors that influenced
the collapse of civilizations?

2. Examine Some Factors of Analysis

12. The Harappan Civilization

17. " When we excavate the remains
of past civilizations, we rarely
find any evidence that they
made any attempts to adapt in
the face of a changing climate. I
view this inflexibility as the real
reason for collapse. "
- Dr. Jason Ur, Harvard University
http://climate.nasa.gov/news/1010/

18. An E g y pt i an k in gd om,
l i kewi s e , col l aps e d d u r in g an
ex te n d e d d rou g ht 4 , 2 0 0
ye a r s a go. Drou g ht s h av e
a l so b e e n l in ke d to th e fa l l
of th e Maya a rou n d 9 0 0 AD
an d th e d emi s e of th e
sp e c ta c u l a r C amb od i an c i t y
of An g kor in th e e a r l y 1 4 0 0 s .
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19. Source - http://faculty.citadel.edu/frank.karpiel/class04riseandfall.pdf