what are some forces that lead to the downfall of these state level societies and in what way do you yourself think more generally does the collapse of such impressive rich and formidable cultures act as a warning to contemporary world societies 1

Describe the cultural chronology of Mesoamerica. How and when does the move toward state-level society begin in this region? How did the environment and ecological context affect the socio-political, economic and spiritual lives of these cultures? Identify aspects of culture that these civilizations exchanged and shared practices through time and across space. Conversely, describe ways in which each exhibited unique cultural traits. In the specific case of the Toltecs, what does the evidence tell us about their cultural origins that may be somewhat different from the three other groups we talked about?