No, it's not simple, it's just so
predictable cyclicle.
ie:
These economic/social factors coupled with *insert..."war, depression, etc"*
IMO, the same factors, with small variation, have led to predictable results.
And money is not that cut and dried. Sadly. But in a way, it is. You just have to factor in a few social components and politicial tendendies.
Like "communism with no viable resources and corrupt despots leads to (fill in the blank/unprecedented atrocities/unparallelled famine)" (Der Magazine every century)
It's all been the same over Millenia, with important distinguishing details, but ever any variance in true human motives.
Money, Greed, Resources, Strength, Survival Mechanisms, and who has power over all things things - and who has power over education (in my mind the most important factor)
Etc, have always worked tothether in the same way - It's the happy enlightened anomoly that has allowed us to advance.
