As far as largest, its the pacific plate. Smallest has two answers: Juan De Fuca, off the coast of the American Northwest, is the smallest major plate, but of all plates, major and minor, the smallest is the Galapagos microplate.
The fact that the Mayans were building great buildings in their period of existence, is a proof that they had a very big political power in the region, and not just political, but also military, economic, cultural power.
Only civilizations that are strong, well organized, and political powerhouses, have been able to build such big structures, because they had the conditions and time for it. For building such big structures, lot of wealth is needed, also lot of workers, and great engineers. The Mayans had it all. They had great engineers, the labor force was provided in general by the slaves, or by the the tribes that they were ruling over, and from all the tributes paid to them by the people they ruled over, they had surplus of wealth, which meant that they can perform such activities without damaging the empire.
the black night was great
Answer:
5 capitals in total.
Explanation:
•Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
•Harrisburg, Texas
•Velasco, Texas
•Columbia, Texas
•Houston, Texas
It along plate margins. Where plates collide, run along side each other or if one subducts under another, If it gets caught/jammed, over time pressure builds and eventually it gives way, BOOM! The pressure is released as an earthquake. I guess inside the earth, the mantle is included but not hugely. Plates subducting might may cause friction to build up and cause the rock to melt and/or when it subducts into the mantle. But as it does, the pressure builds up again which will in tern cause a volcanic eruption.