Historians attribute many reasons for the fall of Mesopotamian Empire. Some say that there was overcrowding which subsequently led to pollution along with other reasons like war and irrigation system problems. Mesopotamian cities also had major pollution problems. Lack of indoor toilets and ineffective garbage collection led to contaminated water supplies and frequent epidemics such as Typhus.
Another factor that led to the end of the Mesopotamian civilization was warfare. Mesopotamia was badly destroyed by war. The different city-states were fighting for control of each others’ lands and would wage all out conflicts among each other to gain territory. They mostly fought over farmland and irrigation waters. (Retrieved from http://www.ancientmesopotamians.com/decline-of-mesopotamia.html) …show more content…
Some historians say that this was due to natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes. However, this proposition was dismissed because it seemed impossible that a flood that large could wipe out a whole civilization. Another proposed idea, was that a man-made factor led to the end of the Indus Valley Civilization. W.A. Fairservis said that the Indus people over cultivated and deforested so much that the land couldn’t keep up with the growing population. But yet again, this idea was dismissed. The Indus people could not have occupied the land to the point of exhaustion. The last and probably the most accurate factor is a political one. Since the Indus states imposed and depended on a heavy tribute, an outsider could have easily undermined. Some historians say that the Aryan invaders killed people and destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization (http://indiansaga.com/history/end_indusvalley.html). The fall of some of Indus Valley’s neighbouring civilizations after and before this could not have been a coincidence. Signs of violence were also found in the late stages of Mohenjo Daro such as skeletons lying around. (Habib,
Another factor that led to the end of the Mesopotamian civilization was warfare. Mesopotamia was badly destroyed by war. The different city-states were fighting for control of each others’ lands and would wage all out conflicts among each other to gain territory. They mostly fought over farmland and irrigation waters. (Retrieved from http://www.ancientmesopotamians.com/decline-of-mesopotamia.html) …show more content…
Some historians say that this was due to natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes. However, this proposition was dismissed because it seemed impossible that a flood that large could wipe out a whole civilization. Another proposed idea, was that a man-made factor led to the end of the Indus Valley Civilization. W.A. Fairservis said that the Indus people over cultivated and deforested so much that the land couldn’t keep up with the growing population. But yet again, this idea was dismissed. The Indus people could not have occupied the land to the point of exhaustion. The last and probably the most accurate factor is a political one. Since the Indus states imposed and depended on a heavy tribute, an outsider could have easily undermined. Some historians say that the Aryan invaders killed people and destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization (http://indiansaga.com/history/end_indusvalley.html). The fall of some of Indus Valley’s neighbouring civilizations after and before this could not have been a coincidence. Signs of violence were also found in the late stages of Mohenjo Daro such as skeletons lying around. (Habib,