One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned, and by A.D. 900, Maya civilization in that region had collapsed. The reason for this mysterious decline is unknown, though scholars have developed several competing theories. which is Maya had exhausted the environment around them to the point that it could no longer sustain a very large population. <span>Other Maya scholars argue that constant warfare among competing city-states led the complicated military, family (by marriage) and trade alliances between them to break down, along with the traditional system of dynastic power. As the stature of the holy lords diminished, their complex traditions of rituals and ceremonies dissolved into chaos. Finally, some catastrophic environmental change–like an extremely long, intense period of drought–may have wiped out the Classic Maya civilization. Drought would have hit cities like Tikal–where rainwater was necessary for drinking as well as for crop irrigation–especially hard</span>
The Canterbury Tales was important as it was one of the first major works in literature written in English. In the centuries following the Norman invasion, French was the language spoken by those in power. However, Chaucer chose to write in English
Reformation: The Protestant Reformation caused people to leave the Catholic Church reducing its power.
In 1517, Martin Luther began a revolution within the Catholic Church creating a new religion and spurring others to break away as well. The branches of the Protestant Church rose out of the movement reducing the membership of the Catholic Church. This reduced the money and therefore the power of the Church. <span />
Dynastic cycle is an important political theory in Chinese history. According to this theory, every dynasty goes through a culture cycle. A new ruler unites China, founds a new dynasty, and gains the Mandate of Heaven.
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C. Access for the Ka
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Matsaba rectangular structures build of mud bricks and stone. It has flat roof and sloping walls with a shaft for accessing the underground burial chamber.
Such tombs were the burial site for the eminent Egyptians during dynastic period and old kingdom. Old Kingdom mastabs were used for non royal burials, a chapel was built in such which a tablet was placed and the deceased was shown seated at a table of offerings. Matsabas also had storage chambers that was filled with equipment and food.
The walls were also decorated depicting the deceased daily activities. The niches were provided in the beginning that later evolved into a chapel with false door and offering table as it was believed that the spirit of the deceases could enter and leave the burial.
<em>As per Egyptian beliefs the false door was a threshold between the world of dead and living through with a spirit or deity could enter and exit the tomb.
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