MAYA COLLAPSE 1
List the three main theories of why the Maya collapsed and explain each.
Warfare, Environmental Collapse and Drought.
(explanations may vary)
What countries did the Maya population in Belize flee to?
Guatemala, The Yucatan.
Refugees from where started to pour into the cities and how did this affect the population?
People from the countryside.
(Explanation from second part if question may vary.)
What is one city established in the highlands region?
Q'umarkaj (in present-day Guatemala).
Where do the Maya reside currently?
The Maya continue to reside in their ancestral homelands in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.
“Age of Discovery,” also known as
Age of Exploration.”
What was the earliest arriving cause?
Warfare.
Name 3 signs that would later be connected to the Maya decline during the POST CLASSIC PERIOD.
Environmental Stress, Ecological Stress, Societal Stress, Increased Warfare, Increased defense Mechanism.
What Maya city had the largest population?
Tikal
When did the Spanish conquistadores arrive?
They arrived in the early 1500s
Where do the majority of modern-day Maya live?
Guatemala.
What was Colombus' theory to get to Asia?
Why not sail west across the Atlantic instead of around the massive African continent?
Explain what the collapse of the Maya is.
In archaeology, the classic maya collapse is the the decline of the classic Maya civilization and the abandonment of the Maya cities in the southern Maya lowlands of Mexico. (Answers may vary)
The Maya kings had been warring since the Pre-Classic Period, true or false?
True.
What did deforestation increase and how did it affect the way of life for the Maya?
Deforestation increased soil erosion in an environment that already lacked in thick soils which made it more difficult for the maya to grow crops.
What is the name of the last independent Mayan City?
Nojpeten.
What is Guatemala home to?
The Tikal National Park, the site of the ruins of the ancient city of Tikal.
List the three caravels that set sail during the 1st voyage.
La Pinta
La Santa Maria
La Nina
What happened to abandoned and ruined Maya cities?
Abandoned Maya cities were reclaimed by the jungle and disappeared from human memory for years.
Why were Maya buildings beginning to be torn down?
To build fortifications.
How long was the drought that was considered apocalyptic?
800-1100 AD
When did the last independent Mayan city fall? To whom did they fall?
The last independent Mayan city fell in 1697 to Spanish Troops.
Roughly _____ percent of Guatemalans are of Maya descent.
a. 10 (%)
b. 20 (%)
c. 30 (%)
d. 40 (%)
d. 40%
What were the monarch's reason for voyage?
The monarchs sought to get fame and popularity as well as convert heathens to Catholic.
Around what time did the Maya societies collapse?
They collapsed around 900 AD.
What is fortification and how did they affect the daily lives of commoners?
Answers may vary
How did warfare affect the environment and archaeology of the Maya?
Answers may vary
When did the Maya cities start to be uncovered by the explorers and archaeologists?
The 19th century.
Which new industry did the Mayan people venture into after the decline?
The salt industry.
How many days did it take Columbus to reach Guanajani?
71 days