forgetful

...where was i...one of the most interesting things about people is how soon things learned are forgotten, i'm speacking in a cultural and societal sense. for example once upon a time everyone knew how to string a bow ad make their own arrows, how many people can do this today? the point is that if there was some advanced civilization way back when and it got destroyed is some catastrophe then the survivors of that civilization would more than likely have to start from scratch. the more advanced a civilization, the more specialized the citizenry becomes and the less that they can produce for themselves.

senario. a bunch of advanced peoples set up all their little advanced civilizations around water, on sea coasts and river valleys. keeping up? ok let's continue. any historian or archaeologist, or anthropoligist worth his salt will tell you that civilizations like to pop up around water, after all water is a necessity of life. now say that some catastrophe causes the worlds oceans to rise suddenly and unexpectedly or that hurricanes adn tidal waves hit. all of these civilizations located next to water will be wiped out. if anyone survives they will only be able to do those things that they specialized in. for instance a blacksmith can make blades but only a swordsmith can make swords.