Mayan Empires

The United States is considered to be an empire it can be compared to the Romans and the Mayan’s. Most of the history books, websites, and encyclopedias all end with the same message when it comes to the crumbling of empires, the lesson is that little overlooked details could derail hundreds of lives. Little mistakes have happened in the past with other empires where it all came down to techniques of farming. Though the quality of life may be on the rise for Americans, there are many things that they have done in the past that may affect what may happen in the future. The many things that have happened will lead to destruction of one of the greatest empires that has survived and thrived for so long. The top most pressing problems that could

The climate in the environment is unexpected and affects agriculture. Recently In Florida “Late January torrential rains decimated crops and prevented growers from entering fields throughout south Florida, damaging winter and spring plantings of sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers and other vegetables” (Ohlemeier). These things make food prices increase and then there becomes a food shortage. These crops are depended on, because in the Midwest and other regions they experience cold winters that wipe out half of the year for crop growing potential. Back in the Mayan Empire they could have succeeded for a longer period of time if they would have taken care of the environment. The Mayans may have been able to figure out how to grow successful crops, but they didn’t know how to keep the soil fertile. They used this method for clearing crops and trees “However, after two or three years, the soil and ash was depleted and must be allowed to lie fallow for five to 15 years. The Maya would then move on to a new area and repeat the process” (Maya Agricultural Methods). They were stable for a couple of years and then were nomads running from place to place to grow their crops. The environment can throw curve balls and there are so many things that can happen that can speed up the process of an empire falling at a fast

Every year obesity is getting more common and “According to the National Institutes of Health, obesity and overweight together are the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, close behind tobacco use. An estimated 300,000 deaths per year are due to the obesity epidemic” (Obesity: Facts, Figures, Guidelines). This goes to show that eating habits can be the determining factor in life or death. In the Roman Empire they had a lot of problems regarding health and diseases. Something that cause a lot of death is “Previously the aqueducts had even purified the water but at the end lead pipes were thought to be preferable”(Reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire). In the current world lead is known for making people sick and is no longer used for that reason. This caused many deaths especially for the wealthy, because they had lead pipes running through there homes. Romans did not notice that the water was infecting them, because they would spend a lot of time throwing lavish parties and would drink which affected their brain