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Population, Climate and Mayan Adaptations. 2000 CE. POSTCLASSIC. 850 CE. POST-CONTACT. drought. CLASSIC. Pop. explosion (1%/yr) elites exploit others, wars. 1450 CE. 1540 CE. drought. Spanish Conquest. 400 CE. 120-180/km² ?. 1000CE. No raised fields, few terraces. PRECLASSIC.
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Population, Climate and Mayan Adaptations 2000 CE POSTCLASSIC 850 CE POST-CONTACT drought CLASSIC Pop. explosion (1%/yr) elites exploit others, wars 1450 CE 1540 CE drought Spanish Conquest 400 CE 120-180/km² ? 1000CE No raised fields, few terraces PRECLASSIC 200 CE Raised fields + Terraces 20-30/km² 200 BCE drought Exhaustion of lime in low-lands 4-5/km² 4/km² 20/km² 800 BCE Canals, drain swamps, irrigate. Relig. Chiefdoms. Village base. Corn, beans, squash Plant domestication, turkeys, dogs 1/km² Note: 1/km² means 1 person per square kilometer