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What theories are supported by modern historians as reasonable explanations for the
decline of Mayan civilization? (1 point)
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O The overpopulation, disaster, and wartare theories.
U The overpopulation, environmental degradation, and warfare theories
The overpopulation, environmental degradation, and social unrest theories
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The overoopulation, environmental degradation, and drought theories.

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The overpopulation, environmental degradation, and warfare theories.

Modern scholars argue the collapse was multi-causal — population pressure and land overuse led to deforestation and soil exhaustion, which (along with prolonged droughts) undermined food production and intensified warfare and political collapse.