Downfal of the Mayan Civilization

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Downfal of the Mayan
Civilization

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the mystery…puzzled scientists…800
AD….13 million…pyramid temples

3.

extended….Yucatan Peninsula…Copan
in Honduras

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was caused…climate change …..intense
drought

5.

densely populated… farmers…grow
corn

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reservoirs…crops depended on rains

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Seasonal rainstorms…water for
drinking and agriculture…..ran
out…crucial for survival

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Mesopotamia 3500 years ago

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Anasazi (New Mexico, USA) 1130 AD

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Supplies of clean water

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Change our behaviour to survive