
Vol 3 Ep 74 - Teotihuacán
History of the World podcast
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The Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on Agriculture
There is evidence of turmoil in tertuakan, which has led historians to think that the city was sacked. But further study revealed that there was dence of people suffering from malnutrition during this period. This leads us to one of the more highly regarded reasons for the possible decline of tiotuakan. One of the things that affects crop yields is natural dis such as floods and earthquakes. But longer term effects can be caused by volcanoes. And we see a more recent instance of such an event when mount tambora in the modern country of indanesia erupted in 18 15. Despite this event occurring in a specific area of the world, the consequences were felt globally as debris
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