QUESTIONS FOR ANALYSIS 1) Why did more standard historical explanations for the collapse
of the large river-basin societies precede the more recent
emphases on climate change?
2) Few scholars are willing to regard climate change as the
overwhelming factor in the collapse of these river-basin
societies. Why do you think that this is the case?
3) On the basis of your reading, do you think that the evidence
for climate change is convincing for all three societies? Which
ones are the more persuasive, which the less convincing?