The Maya Collapse: Unraveling the Classic Era

In the opening decades of the ninth century, the cities of the classic Maya world began to unravel for reasons that are not fully understood. This caused a transformation of the Maya and Mesoamerican world during the following century. Discover what we know and don't know about these events that changed the Maya.

Chapters:

Introduction: 0:00
Disclaimers: 2:03
Collapse timeline and pattern: 5:02
Exceptions: 12:19
Environmental Decline: 20:16
Drought: 25:32
Noble Power: 31:13
Warfare and Violence: 36:06
Foreign Influences and changes: 40:36
The new Post Classic order: 48:37
Conclusion: 52:41

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Sources and Bibliography:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--0Tf4yOQgrWl5F6cAkE6VJ-NLqyhG0IlUC14dbhMAc/edit?usp=sharing

Also, I highly recommend watching Simon Martin's lecture on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaHULQivXyI