Complex sentence: A lack of order can cause rules to be imposed suddenly with a counter-clockwise push from "chaotic" to "simple", and there can be counter-clockwise movement as people die and knowledge is forgotten, or as new generations question the rules.
Split into simpler sentences: A lack of order can cause rules to be imposed suddenly with a counter-clockwise push from "chaotic" to "simple". There can be counter-clockwise movement as people die and knowledge is forgotten, or as new generations question the rules.