Maya - Fall

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Jared Leaman

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Maya - Fall

What happened to the Maya?

Multiple Choice

Where did the Maya live?

Mexico & Central America

Mexico Only

Guatemala Only

Panama

Maya

The Maya were a complex civilization with different city-states and leaders in each area.

What led to the Maya Collapse?

(Possibilities)

A long drought (not enough rain)
Famine (lack of food due to drought)
War between city-states
Overpopulation

Maya Collapse

The simple fact is, no on knows exactly why the Mayan cities stopped thriving. It is really hard to find this information hundreds of years later. Each reason is just a theory - it could have happened, but maybe not.

Multiple Select

Which three are possible reasons for the collapse of the Maya?

Aztecs captured them

Famine

Drought

Overpopulation

Too much rain

Multiple Choice

What is famine?

lack of food - starvation

lack of water

too much water

warfare

When did the Maya collapse?

The Maya collapse happened around 900 - 925 AD/CE

Where are the Maya today?

Millions of Mayan descendants live in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize and Honduras today.

Multiple Choice

The Maya have all disappeared.

True

False

Poll

What do you think is the most interesting thing about the Maya?

Food

Hieroglyphics/numbers

Cities

Calendars

Mythology

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