End of Civilizations

With all of the major issues we face, it's easy to imagine the end of the world, whether it be by fire, storm, virus, war, or even aliens. But history has shown us that when they collapse, civilizations often do so in similar ways. Join us as we discover why some of the strongest societies fell and what their declines can teach us about our own!


Check out the following links for more information:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/02/new-clues-about-how-and-why-the-maya-culture-collapsed/ 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-did-the-mayan-civilization-collapse-a-new-study-points-to-deforestation-and-climate-change-30863026/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxn3r82/articles/z8b987h 

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldcivilization/chapter/disappearance-of-the-indus-valley-civilization/ 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/priyashukla/2019/02/28/human-poop-reveals-that-climate-change-caused-the-fall-of-cahokia-a-medieval-native-american-city/?sh=bc568ee40bef 

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article227245269.html 

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/easter-island-demise/ 

https://www.nature.com/news/easter-island-statues-walked-out-of-quarry-1.11613#:~:text=Easter%20Island's%20gargantuan%20stone%20statues,Journal%20of%20Archaeological%20Science1. 

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/why-did-greenland-s-vikings-disappear