The role of drought in the collapse of Classic Maya civilization has remainedcontroversial, however, largely because the majority ofpaleoclimaterecords only providequalitative data, for example whether conditions were simply "wetter" or "drier". The lack ofquantitative datamakes it difficult to predict ...
Continuous drought, along with disease, war and worn-out soils, caused the collapse of the Mayan civilization. But it was always thought that hurricanes were the driving factor, fueling the lack of rain, until new research showed that these storms did not in fact destroy these ancient people....
Paragraph 1:The Classic Mayan civilization, located in the lowlands of present-day southern Mexico and Central America, began a precipitous decline around A.D. 900. The majority of the people abandoned their great urban centers, buildings were no longer kept up, and carved monuments — a hallma...
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1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following indicated the collapse of Mayan civilization around A.D. 900? A. The Maya stopped carving stone monuments. B. The Maya no longer explored foreign lands. C. Most of the Maya moved to urban centers. ...
1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following indicated the collapse of Mayan civilization around A.D. 900? A. The Maya stopped carving stone monuments. B. The Maya no longer explored foreign lands. C. Most of the Maya moved to urban centers. ...
Since the discovery of the Mayan ruins in the 1830s, researchers have tried to explain the collapse of Mayan civilization. ● ● ● Answer choices A. The Mayan attempt to develop intensive agricultural methods to support large populations in relatively small areas probably was unsuccessful and coul...
1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following indicated the collapse of Mayan civilization around A.D. 900? A. The Maya stopped carving stone monuments. B. The Maya no longer explored foreign lands. C. Most of the Maya moved to urban centers. D. The Maya adopted foreign agricultura...
Paragraph 1:The Classic Mayan civilization, located in the lowlands of present-day southern Mexico and Central America, began a precipitous decline around A.D. 900. The majority of the people abandoned their great urban centers, buildings were no longer kept up, and carved monuments — a hallma...
Hodell, D.A., Curtis, J.H., Brenner, M., 1995, Possible role of climate in the collapse of Classic Maya civilization: Nature, 375, 391-394.Hodell, D., Curtis, J., Brenner, M., 1995. Possible role of climate in the collapse of Classic Maya civilization. Nature 375, 391e394....