BA 206 Management Fundamentals: Cultural Diversity assignment: Home
Collapse of Ancient Civilizations
What can corporations learn?
Videos: Themes, factors, causes
Incredible Archeological Discoveries. A presentation for the World Economic Forum. 2016. 11 minutes
Ian Morris lists five common factors in the fall of civilizations. A summary of his points is here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/why-do-civilizations-collapse/
- Roman empire (Ancient Rome)
- Knossos, Crete (Ancient Greece)
- Maya, in Mesoamerica; the Tikal site
- Akkadian empire, Mesopotamia (now Iraq)
Why Do Societies Collapse? Ted Talk by Jared Diamond. 2003. 18 minutes, close captioned
Five common causes are listed.
Examples of societies include: Vikings, Montana, Easter Island
Videos: Civilizations
Civilizations Collapse: Concepts
- Is Every Civilization Destined to Collapse?from National Geographic
- State Level Societies, Collapse ofFrom the Credo database (requires PCC login)
Ancient Civilizations Collapse -- E-Books from PCC Library (requires login)
Books.google.com Previews (some text will not be available)
- CollapseThe book behind the Ted Talk, by Jared Diamond
- The Origins of Business, Money, and MarketsKeith Roberts