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Why did some ancient Central American city-states collapse around 1500 BCE?

Soil erosion from intensive agriculture.

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  1. Lack of sunlight
  2. Soil erosion from intensive agriculture ✔
  3. Too much rainfall

Why: Intensive agriculture caused soil erosion, which contributed to the collapse of these city-states.

Huh, didn't know that: Intensive agriculture caused soil erosion, which contributed to the collapse of these city-states.

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Erosion can really wear a civilization down.
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Answer: Soil erosion from intensive agriculture. Intensive agriculture caused soil erosion, which contributed to the collapse of these city-states.

  1. Environmental science en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science
    collapsed around 1500 BCE due to soil erosion from intensive agriculture
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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