Deforesting, fighting for fuel and the rise and fall of Empires.
page: 107
1)- The Mesopotamian Empire was strong, but not smart. They thought by razing the forest they had where their food source could of came from, was coming from was a good idea. The way of life they had was fine, but not in the environment they were in. I'm guessing The Mesopotamian Empire only cared about being the strongest and conquering other lands to take their food source what they didn't think of was the outcome in the future. It was not sustainable on how they were getting their food source because they eventually ran out of lands to conquer and ended up fading away. This shows how power can take over a whole empire and make them think they have it good when it was already good since the beginning for The Mesopotamian Empire.
When fuel runs low, fighting starts.
page: 114
2)- What will happen once all the oil is gone? America can still intact with Arab and South American countries to continue selling their oil to us, but what kind of action will take place once other countries need oil as much as we do. If oil is still our fuel in hundreds of years what will everyone do once it is completely gone? The Mesopotamians, Greeks, Romans ran low on their energy source and had no choice but to go to war. As always only one country remains on top, but for how long?
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