Era
The Classic Maya Period
The Late Antique World
The Classic Maya period was the era in which Maya civilization developed numerous interlinked city-states across the Maya lowlands, raising sculpted stone monuments dated by the Long Count calendar and reaching a peak of monumental construction, urbanism and intellectual and artistic achievement before a widespread ninth century political collapse in the central Maya region.
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End YearThe 9th century collapse is the conventional end of the Classic period; 900 is used as a representative year within that century. Geographic ScopeSoutheastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador 1 Connections
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Source Caracol (Wikipedia)
Source Classic Maya collapse, Wikipedia
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Why this is disputed. Period boundaries and the exact sequence are debated among historians.
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Succeeded By
Why this is disputed. Period boundaries and the exact sequence are debated among historians.
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1. Wikipedia: Maya Civilization
WikipediaClassic period section
In the 9th century, there was a widespread political collapse in the central Maya region.
Lead section, opening paragraph
The Maya civilization developed in the Maya Region, an area that today comprises southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.
View the Source Wikipedia: Tikal
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Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, c. 200 to 900
Caracol (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Caracol, LeadQuote, Includes: Caracol, Lead
the site was one of the most important regional political centers of the Maya Lowlands during the Classic Period
Classic Maya collapse, Wikipedia
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the destabilization of Classic Maya civilization
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