Ancient Societies: Collapsed vs. Stable
This Page is UNDER CONSTRUCTION but you can view the video above and follow the links below until it is complete. Notes Models Why Did the Roman Empire Collapse What do the models say: W_RE Model and others Wikipedia Links Societies with Exceptional Longevity Ancient Egypt (3100-30 BCE) a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the eastern part of North Africa . It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology ), when Upper and Lower Egypt were united by Menes , who is believed by the majority of Egyptologists to have been the same person as Narmer . The history of ancient Egypt unfolded as a series of stable kingdoms interspersed by the " Intermediate Periods " of relative instability. These stable kingdoms existed in one of three periods: the...