Crumbling Kingdom Welcome! You are encouraged to register with the site and login (for free). When you register, you support the site and your question history is saved.While is true that effects of disease have been overlooked in its history, the ancient kingdom of People X began to collapse because of the violence, not the new diseases, brought by explorers. This much is evident from the fact that the kingdom first fell in the south, in the region under attack by explorers, and only later in the northern part of the kingdom. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above? There was a pause in violence after the explorers' attack on the south and before the attack on the north, and during this period, the condition of the kingdom did not appreciably worsen. The northern portion of the kingdom was not substantially weakened until after the explorers attacked that region. The north of the kingdom was well armed and well fortified, whereas the south was vulnerable to attack. The south and the north of the kingdom were equally susceptible to the new diseases introduced into the region. Armed conflict took more lives of People X than did disease. Review Answer