What elements do civilizations in the Andes and Mesoamerica share with early Eurasian civilizations? What differences are there?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Similarities between civilizations
1. commitment to population growth
a. imposed unsustainable goals of expansion
b. conquered territory became farther and farther away from the center
2. intensified methods of production
a. overexploitation of the environment
3. concentration of population
a. vulnerable to famine and disease
4. increase in enemies
a. jealous of their wealth and resentful of their power
b. inspired rivals and imitators in their hinterlands
5. failure of food production systems
a. resulted in disruptive migrations
6. failure of rulers
a. manipulated unreliable oracles
b. negotiated with heedless gods
c. bargained with hostile nature
B. Differences in civilizations
1. differed in the responses and consequences of similarities
a. ecological disruptions in Minoan, Mycenean, Harappa
b. Egyptian retrenchment
c. disappearance of some cultures while others just declined
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