Maya (jan 1, 902 BC – jan 1, 800)
Description:
Present Mexico city and Yucatán peninsula900 BCE-300 CE declines 800 CE
Large cities, artisans, elaborate temples and palaces, scholars
Theocracy
Decline dues to economic crises: drought, taxation (a few communities survive)
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Date:
jan 1, 902 BC
jan 1, 800
~ 1703 years