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In the View of Archaeologist Joseph Tainter, the Collapse of a Civilization

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Question 19

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In the view of archaeologist Joseph Tainter, the collapse of a civilization is:


A) not inevitable
B) "an inevitable tragedy"
C) "rational, economizing process"
D) in almost all cases beyond the capability for archaeologists to explain

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