UGS 303 Chapter 8: Discussion assignment 6
8 Feb 2019
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However, in the process, various aspects may erode the civilization which may lead to its ultimate collapse. Maya collapsed because they overshot the carrying capacity of their environment: exhausted their resource base, began to die of starvation and thirst, and fled their cities en masse. ". Retrospectively, advancements in science allowed for the mayan growth of population spontaneous, which then led to the problem of sustainable development. Moreover, mann argues that native americans did not employ good land transformation that would lead to the continuous production of crops. Instead, they employed slash and burn, fallowing that would require longer time to foster a good crop harvest. this was problematic as it would not equate to the rapid growth of population. Unlike the greek civilization, many of american civilizations were situated in the mountains and coastal plains.
