The Maya Civilization

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The Mayan Civilization was once a thriving and they “just disappeared.” Some may ask
how that can be so, well we will be discussing some factors (2) that may, since we cannot
guarantee these to be 100% accurate, have led to this. The two factors are Environmental damage
that they people may have caused which they later had to live with, and by nature and the second
is the population issue of the greater cities (History Editor, 2009).
The Environmental damaged caused by the people all starts with one word, Farmers, an
occupation most Maya people had since they were very big on agriculture. This was a good this
that later had very bad consciences. The good part to this is that they provided with the food not
only for themselves and their families but also to many others. Just like the agriculture of today
it all starts with clearing of a large piece of land that is then used to plant the crops. The Mayan
used the slash and burn method which cause deforestation, and soil erosion. The Environmental
factor caused by nature comes down to the region. The Mayan where located in the Yucatan
Peninsula. This area may have not had the best soil to plant and it also had an unusual weather
pattern that had many drought sessions, one lasting 100year from 1000 AD-1100 AD. The soil in
this region was also not the best, which became worst with over use of the land (S. Rank, 2000).
The population issue was felt in the great cities of the Mayan Civilization after any of the
smaller ones had been destroyed by war or can no longer have sustain the people. The survivors
of these fled to the great cities seeking shelter. An example would be the great city of Tikal that
had its peak in population at 120,000. This has it pros and cons to it. Some pros would be that
there were a lots more people to do some of the necessary job. The cons came when it came to
feeding this population required a lot more food, which like stated before the lands where not the
best for planting (N. Mott, 2012).
To conclude, the fall of the Mayan Civilization was not caused by one event but many
events that can be said that one lead to the other. For example the environmental factor may have
led to the migration of after the land could no longer proved so the people had to migrate that
then led to the overpopulation issue.

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