CCWH#222 Water and Classical Civilizations

This episode looks at history from what perspective?

• Resources

• War

• Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Groups

• Disease

Which two classical societies does this episode focus on?

• Mayan

• Khmer

• Greak

• Aztec

Besides having water for drinking and irrigating crops what other functions were highlighted as important for having water for?

• Hygiene

• Sanitation

• A sign of wealth

• Warfare

Is it possible for some places to have too much water?

• Yes

• No

What is the name for water engineering?

The Mayans built a remarkably complex culture in what extremely inhospitable region?

• The Yucatan

• The Central Mexican Valley

• The Isthmus of Panama

• Sonoran Desert

Which of the following describe the hydrogeology of the Yucatan peninsula?

• It's a karst plain.

• It has a limestone bedrock.

• The soil is poor.

• The water table is too low to obtain water without modern digging equipment.

Tikal the Mayan capital was surrounded by water?

• True

• False

Do we know the role that water played in the Mayan religious culture?

• Yes, it was central.

• No, but we think it we pretty important.

Do we fully know what happened to the Mayan Empire?

• Yes

• No