ANT 202 Human Origins and Prehistory WK5-D1

Collapse of Civilizations 

The ancient civilizations discussed this week and last week all to  some extent collapsed. For this discussion, discuss the collapse of one  of the civilizations described in the textbook. On p. 480, different  causes for civilizational collapse are listed: identify the cause (or  causes) most applicable to your chosen civilization and support this  with evidence. Lastly, use the information on p. 481-482 to discuss  whether our own civilization is destined to collapse. Based on what we  have learned from ancient civilizations, are their ways we can  culturally adapt to changes?