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To: Oldeconomybuyer
As crops failed due to the rising temperatures leaders waged war for power which lit the fuse of their eventual demise around 900 AD, the study says.

And the coming of the Little Ice Age caused crop failures that supposedly was a significant cause of the 100 Years War. Crop failures and famine cause war, no matter why they occur.

36 posted on 04/05/2017 7:35:40 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
And the coming of the Little Ice Age caused crop failures that supposedly was a significant cause of the 100 Years War. Crop failures and famine cause war, no matter why they occur.

French Revolution arose from an extended period of cold weather that caused poor wheat harvests. Price of bread skyrocketed, a staple of the French commoner's diet.

Irish potato famine occurred in similar fashion. Doesn't anyone study history anymore? smdh

42 posted on 04/05/2017 7:54:48 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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