In our final animated historical documentary on the Maya civilization we describe the reasons for its collapse, covering the societal, political, environmental reasons and the Spanish invasion of the region. By the early 8th century the Maya civilization was at its zenith. Building and maintaining cities of such scale that future explorers hypothesized that they must have been built by lost tribes of Israel or the Phoenicians. But only 150 years later the flourishing Classic Maya civilization had crumbled, undergoing one of the most devastating social and demographic upheavals in human history. Yet the Maya wouldn’t succumb to Spanish control until 1697, nearly 200 years after the Aztecs and Inca. The great collapse and fall of the Maya are a story of change, triumph and tragedy, where ancient thrones will be shattered but from them new powers will emerge.

Previous videos in this series covering the Maya and Inca civilizations:    • Pre-Columbian Civilizations  

The script was developed and the video was created by our good friend Cogito. Check out his channel for more historical content:    / @cogitoedu  
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Sources:
Micheal D. Coe - The Maya 9th Edition
Loa Traxler, Robert Sharer - Origins of Maya States
New Perspectives - The Ancient Maya
J. Eric Thompson - Maya History and Religion
Grant Jones - The Conquest of the Last Maya Kingdom
Simon Martin Nikolai Grube - Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens
Dennis Tedlock - Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition
Tatiana Proskouriakoff - Album of Maya Architecture

Production Music courtesy of Production Music courtesy of Derek & Brandon Fiechter    / @derekbrandonfiechter   and Epidemic Sound http://www.epidemicsound.com

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