Ineffective leaders, civil unrest, and deficit spending were some of the main causes. louis xvi did nothing for the french citizens which lead to unrest among the people. he spent all of the french budget on irrelevant things, leading the country to bankruptcy. this made him an ineffective leader.
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I think it is mesopotamia
He conquered Syria and Palestine and made Babylon a splendid city. He destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem and initiated the Babylonian Captivity of the Jewish population.
