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This 4 page paper examines two of the civilizations described in Jared Diamond’s book “Collapse,” why they fell, and what they might have done differently. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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to be seen. This paper considers his book Collapse, and takes two of the civilizations he mentions and analyzes his reasoning with regard to their failure. Discussion Diamonds argument is
set forth in the books subtitle: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. The word "choose" is vital, because it says quite simply that civilizations fall when they choose to,
and succeed when they choose to do so. That begs the question, why would anyone choose to destroy themselves? The answer is that its not a deliberate act, but the
consequence of poor decisions over time, with little thought of the future. Cynics would point out, perhaps rightly, that the United States is currently on a path to destruction, as
we make decisions that ruin the environment and make it impossible to sustain life, so that we can have what we want in the short term. Examining the collapse of
ancient civilizations means that we need to do something very difficult; we have to be able to accept the fact that "past peoples (some of them known to be ancestral
to peoples currently alive and vocal) did things that contributed to their own decline" (Diamond, 2005, p. Two of the failed civilizations that Diamond discusses are the Anasazi and
the Maya. "Anasazi" is the name given to various groups of Native Americans living in the desert southwest approximately 1,000-1,500 years ago. There are extensive ruins of these cultures in
places like Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon; its the Chaco Canyon civilization that well consider briefly, because it was thriving for many years, then declined leaving only abandoned buildings behind.
Its important to note that most of the desert southwest cultures live in what is generally recognized as a "fragile" landscape, where its difficult to grow crops and any prolonged
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