"Amorite", Britannica "Amorite, member of an ancient Semitic-speaking people who dominated the history of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine from about 2000 to about 1600 bc. In the oldest cuneiform sources (c. 2400–c. 2000 bc), the Amorites were equated with the West, though their true place of origin was most likely Arabia, not Syria. They were troublesome nomads and were believed to be one of the causes of the downfall of the 3rd dynasty of Ur (c. 2112–c. 2004 bc)."
William R., Thompson, "Complexity, Diminishing Marginal Returns and Serial Mesopotamian Fragmentation", 《Journal of World Systems Research》, 2004 [1]Archived 2012년 2월 19일 - 웨이백 머신
William R., Thompson, "Complexity, Diminishing Marginal Returns and Serial Mesopotamian Fragmentation", 《Journal of World Systems Research》, 2004 [1]Archived 2012년 2월 19일 - 웨이백 머신
