The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant Indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered Indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. This concentration showed that the Maya remained relatively secure from invasion by other Mesoamerican peoples.
Based on the sources that I have reviewed, I believe that the diseases that where brought in was the most unifying force of Mayan culture because it helped them come together and also I think it put them in their place and helped them realize like hey we need to take better care of are people and make sure that no one that is coming in is getting are people sick. My reasoning behind this is that like I know that if this was happening to my area I would do everything I could to get my people safe and keep them from getting sick. The Mayan culture obviously did not have any medication or anything of that sort so the people that caught the disease died and it was a lot of people. So I know I would do everything in my power to keep everyone safe and healthy.
