The Mystery of the Maya Decline
Investigating why the great Maya cities were abandoned and what theories historians have about their collapse.
Key Questions
- 1Why did the Maya abandon their great cities?
- 2What different theories explain the Maya decline?
- 3Are there lessons from the Maya collapse for our world today?
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