I think they were protected by invaders
<span>Robert Merton used the term dysfunctions for the harmful consequences of people's actions.
According to Merton, functions (people's actions_ in society can either be functional (positive) or dysfunctional (negative). Here, we are focusing on dysfunctions- harmful consequences of people's actions. Dysfunctions in turn can either be manifest (obvious and expected) or latent (hidden and unintended). A manifest (expected) dysfunction is rowdy behavior at a football game, whereas, a latent (hidden) dysfunction is the effect of urbanization on an endangered bird species.
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Answer:
O Egypt was a long, skinny civilization clinging to the Nile river for life.
Explanation:
I believe this is the answer because the Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River, because the river's annual flooding ensured, rich, fertile crops.
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