http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/ancient-civilizations Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:40:40 -0400 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:40:40 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/955/the-classic-maya-collapse-the-importance-of-ecological-prosperity By Katrina Armstrong - The relationship between humans and their environment is a heavily debated, multi-disciplinary discussion that has raised awareness about urgent issues, such as climate change. Earth’s booming population encourages globalization, greed, and over-consumption and has changed the basic composition of the planet, causing humans to continually possess a distorted view of their relationship to nature. This idea can be applied to the Classic Maya, as their success as a thriving civilization rested on their access to the resources around them. Around 900 CE, many of the heavily populated Maya cities... Tue, 30 Sep 2014 04:37 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/955/the-classic-maya-collapse-the-importance-of-ecological-prosperity