Among the Reasons Archaeologist Joseph Tainter Enumerates for the Collapse

question 39

Multiple Choice

Among the reasons archaeologist Joseph Tainter enumerates for the collapse of civilizations are:

• A) resource depletion
• B) environmental catastrophe
• C) invasion
• D) all of the above

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