All of the Following Help to Explain the Decline of Mesopotamia

question 43

Multiple Choice

All of the following help to explain the decline of Mesopotamia until the 9?? century EXCEPT

• A) environmental degradation.
• B) population growth that outpaced agricultural production.
• C) the lack of any clear leadership in Babylon.
• D) a climate that included extreme heat and sandstorms.
• E) Both A and B.

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