1. The city was invaded by Alexander the Great during 331 B.C, as a result, he overtook and took most of the people as slaves.
2. As the city was very old already during its time, people stopped giving importance and the civilisation s l o w l y started to fall apart. Just like the Romans. Even if they had a wealth of knowledge.
3. It became under Persian rule, The Greeks fir the last 3 centuries before it vanished.
4. The city therefore became derelict. All the statues and 'amazing' buildings which once were, all the building materials were stolen and cannibalised by working-class peasants.
Petroleum, Jewelry, Packaged Medical Treatments, Rice, and Cars.
The oldest of these exports are Petroleum and Rice. They are still exported. You may see Jasmine Rice in grocery stores. That is exported from India.
due to the rise of trophy hunting the which hunting animals to have on display some animals have been over hunted which why we have endangered species.