What fate awaited the inhabitants of a city like Jerusalem or Babylon who resisted Assyrian rule? Despite their dangers, why have people throughout history chosen to live in cities anyway? What other factors, besides military conquest, might have contributed to the decline of an ancient civilization?

1) Fighting and/or death, unless they won a decisive victory which would be unlikely.

2) Despite their dangers, cities were and continue to be thriving areas for humans to communicate. There are more and better jobs, better living standards, and better education.

3) New diseases killing many, failing leaders leading to increased warfare, collapse of trade routes, uncontrollable population movements, and political unrest.

the correct answer is: the fact that the anti-federalist papers were considered poorly written.