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This is the beginning of the soon-to-be-great Maya Civilization.
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The city of Tikal starts to flourish with new ideas of weapons, ritual practices, and human sacrifice, while other city-states such as Tulum and Uxmal start to develop.
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Pakal the Great rules the Maya city of Palenque successfully, raising it from the ground up.
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Trade between city-states begins to decline, interstate conflict increases, and long-standing alliances begin to break down.
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Many city-states collapse, drought is prevalent, and the population is decreasing.