Collapse of Ancient Civilizations: All ancient civilizations eventually declined or collapsed. A multitude of contributing factors have been suggested, including environmental change, long-term ecological processes, endemic warfare, competition for trade, foreign invasion, ideological fatigue, epidemic disease, civil conflict, and inability to deal with economic, social, and political challenges. Your paper should examine at least five (5) theories of collapse and use examples from at least four (4) polities to illustrate the processes and complexity of decline. Your paper should also discuss specific lessons that contemporary civilization may learn from the past.
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