The reason why the Mayans suddenly disappeared

The reasons for the sudden disappearance of the Mayans are population explosion, food shortage and so on.

The Maya lived in a small area itself, and the residential city it created was even smaller. On such a small area, the population proliferated uncontrollably, reaching millions in the prosperous period. Such a huge group should be regarded as a major social burden at that time. When the bearing capacity reached the point of collapse, their leaders were bound to make certain decisions, which led to large-scale and lightning-fast immigration, and the prosperous Mayan stone city became an empty city overnight.

When the Mayans chose their residential areas, they ignored the production conditions of agriculture. The land where they lived was not fertile and was not suitable for growing grains. They could only grow non-staple foods such as sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger, or eat fruits such as papaya, bananas and oranges. Moreover, the amount of harvest was definitely far from meeting the needs of the population. It should be a true portrayal to describe the food difficulties of the Mayans at that time.

Mayan development scale

Maya people live in almost contiguous land in southern Mexico, southern Guatemala and northern Belize. At the beginning of the 21st century, there are about 7 Mayan languages spoken by more than 5 million people, most of whom can speak bilingual (Mayan and Spanish).

Before Spain conquered Mexico and Central America, the Mayans created one of the greatest civilizations in the Western Hemisphere, engaged in farming, built huge stone buildings and pyramid temples, smelted gold and copper, and used a hieroglyphic that has been partially interpreted now.

Maya used the inner layer of wild fig bark to make paper, and wrote hieroglyphics in books made of this paper, which developed a complicated and beautiful tradition of carving and relief. Architectural engineering, stone inscriptions and reliefs are the main sources of knowledge to understand the ancient Maya, and the early Mayan culture was influenced by the earlier Olmec civilization.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Maya.