There are several theories for the collapse of the Maya.
None of them can be taken as the right one as different Mayan scholars have a different
opinion on each one of them and have found strengths and
weaknesses.
Two of the prominent ones
are:
Epidemic Theory: According to this the Maya cities
were struck by a disease which they did not have a cure against. This led to human death
on a large scale and those who survived left the cities and moved to other
lands.
Drought Theory: The Maya agriculture was dependent
on large scale irrigation from external water sources. Due to the disruption in supply
from many of these sources agriculture could not be carried out and people had to leave
the major cities.
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