THE MAYA COLLAPSE
Most archaeologists that have studied Maya ruins have all been wondering how Maya had fell. The main reason why Maya had fallen was because of the drought. The ways that the Maya land was positioned in Mexico and Central America, is a secondary reason to the collapse.
The geographical set up of Maya's civilization in the southern parts of modern day Mexico and Central America, is mostly made up of rain forests. This meaning that Mayans in rain forests had dry soil and humid but also a moist climate ( Reibeek, Mayan Deforestation and Drought: Image of the day ). This area did not provide rivers or streams for Maya. Although, Maya had lived with these elements, they were able to rely on rainfall or when they would find surface water within this environment, they were still able to grow crops and farm. Thus living a hard but sustainable lifestyle. However, all this changed when the Mayans started using resources over abundantly ( Fitch, Rapid Climate Change and the Collapse of Maya civilization ).
When the Mayans started using their rain forests trees excessively, also known as deforestation, the trees began to disappear from Mayas use. Unfortunately, when this happened the suns hot rays began heating up the atmosphere and land. This caused the crops, the Mayas had, to slowly dry out along with the plants (Reibeek, Mayan Deforestation and Drought: Image if the day ). This also led to rivers and streams, that the Mayans had to use other than rainfall, to dry up ( Fitch, Rapid Climate Change and the Collapse of Maya Civilization ). Another problem that deforestation caused was that, when the sun began to up the land, it caused cool atmosphere to rise then fall. Although, the cool atmosphere was suppose to rise, this led to rainfall and thunderstorms, in which Mayans come to rely on, to begin to stop. All of this led to change in lifestyle to Mayans (Reibeek, Mayan Deforestation and Drought: Image of the day ).
In conclusion, deforestation had led to this drought. When deforestation had occurred, it began to throw off the normal lifestyle the Mayans came to live by. In the end, when this struck, they suffered from drought.
The geographical set up of Maya's civilization in the southern parts of modern day Mexico and Central America, is mostly made up of rain forests. This meaning that Mayans in rain forests had dry soil and humid but also a moist climate ( Reibeek, Mayan Deforestation and Drought: Image of the day ). This area did not provide rivers or streams for Maya. Although, Maya had lived with these elements, they were able to rely on rainfall or when they would find surface water within this environment, they were still able to grow crops and farm. Thus living a hard but sustainable lifestyle. However, all this changed when the Mayans started using resources over abundantly ( Fitch, Rapid Climate Change and the Collapse of Maya civilization ).
When the Mayans started using their rain forests trees excessively, also known as deforestation, the trees began to disappear from Mayas use. Unfortunately, when this happened the suns hot rays began heating up the atmosphere and land. This caused the crops, the Mayas had, to slowly dry out along with the plants (Reibeek, Mayan Deforestation and Drought: Image if the day ). This also led to rivers and streams, that the Mayans had to use other than rainfall, to dry up ( Fitch, Rapid Climate Change and the Collapse of Maya Civilization ). Another problem that deforestation caused was that, when the sun began to up the land, it caused cool atmosphere to rise then fall. Although, the cool atmosphere was suppose to rise, this led to rainfall and thunderstorms, in which Mayans come to rely on, to begin to stop. All of this led to change in lifestyle to Mayans (Reibeek, Mayan Deforestation and Drought: Image of the day ).
In conclusion, deforestation had led to this drought. When deforestation had occurred, it began to throw off the normal lifestyle the Mayans came to live by. In the end, when this struck, they suffered from drought.