1. Natural calamities
Natural calamities such as dust storm have had devastating
aftereffect on the settlement making the people to abandon the cities.
2. Climate change and agricultural failure.
Climate change caused the inability to grow crops.
People could not sustain their livelihood with unpredictable climatic conditions
in the region.
3. Famine
Frequent failures to cultivate the crops led to shortage
of food supplies. Famine became widespread and bringing an end to the civilization.
4. Invasion by the Persians.
Consequent invasion by Romans and Arab Muslims on
Mesopotamian led to the decline of the civilisation.
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