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Maya Civilization (Calendars (Haab (It has 18 months of 20 days and 5…
Maya Civilization
Calendars
Haab
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It has a picture of the ruler in the middle, carrying day, which means a new year is starting, and the glyphs around it represent the 19 months
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Fall of the Mayas
Warfare
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Glyphs have been found that brag about conquests and records show that the Maya were obsessed with war
A mass grave was found with 45 skeletons, including the Mayan King and Queen. Some were killed by slashing their throats and others were dismembered in a ritualistic way, it seems as if they were trying to please the gods
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Disease
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The first epidemic attacked the maize crops, it is the deadliest disease in Central America and Southwestern USA
Mayans relied a lot on maize crops. if they were to be infected it would make sense for them to leave
The other disease was yellow fever, it is a disease that howler monkeys spread
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Famine
Famine is a food scarcity, researchers believe that the Mayas had to face famine because they used a type of agriculture called "slash and burn"
"Slash and burn" is when a piece of land is cut and the rest is set on fire, then the ashes can be used as nutrients to help future crops grow
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As the population grew, they couldn't provide enough food for the population, which forced them to leave
Drought
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After 200 years of the wet spell, things reversed and a dry spell began
When rulers asked for rain to the god and the gods dond't bring rain, it created tension
The Mayas suffered from the dry spell for about 2,000 years, a study suggests that the consequences were crop failure, famine, mass migration and death
Scientists can tell there was drought because there were stalagmites that were formed when there was water and from some point they stopped forming, which means there wasn't a lot of water from that moment on
Notes
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Background Mesoamerica
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These were cultures that built monuments, pyramids and also had innovations for many aspects of life
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How Did People Get Here?
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Theory #2
Costal Migration
Humans migrated into the Americas by crossing the seas, most likely the Pacific Ocean and setting in the Western coasts of the Americas
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