Terminal Classic
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The Terminal Classic was the final phase of the Classic period in Mesoamerican history, marked by widespread political collapse, demographic shifts, and cultural transformation among the Maya and neighboring civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terminal Classic canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7734592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terminal Classic Context triple: [Platform of the Skulls, period, Terminal Classic]
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A.
Terminal C (former)
Terminal C (former) was a now-closed passenger terminal at Kansas City International Airport that once served as one of its primary concourses for airline operations.
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B.
Terminal E
Terminal E is the international terminal at Boston Logan International Airport, serving most of the airport’s overseas flights and customs operations.
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C.
Terminal E
Terminal E is an international satellite terminal at Zurich Airport primarily serving long-haul and non-Schengen flights.
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D.
Terminal E
Terminal E is one of the passenger terminals at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, serving international flights with modern facilities and connections to adjacent terminals.
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E.
Terminal E
Terminal E is one of the passenger terminals at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, serving various domestic and some international flights with multiple gates and amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terminal Classic Target entity description: The Terminal Classic was the final phase of the Classic period in Mesoamerican history, marked by widespread political collapse, demographic shifts, and cultural transformation among the Maya and neighboring civilizations.
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A.
Terminal C (former)
Terminal C (former) was a now-closed passenger terminal at Kansas City International Airport that once served as one of its primary concourses for airline operations.
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B.
Terminal E
Terminal E is an international satellite terminal at Zurich Airport primarily serving long-haul and non-Schengen flights.
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C.
Terminal E
Terminal E is one of the passenger terminals at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, serving international flights with modern facilities and connections to adjacent terminals.
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D.
Terminal E
Terminal E is the international terminal at Boston Logan International Airport, serving most of the airport’s overseas flights and customs operations.
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E.
Terminal E
Terminal E is one of the passenger terminals at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, serving various domestic and some international flights with multiple gates and amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Maya civilization
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caracol decline
ⓘ
Ceibal occupation reorganization ⓘ Chichén Itzá rise ⓘ Coba regional influence ⓘ Copán dynastic end ⓘ Dos Pilas abandonment ⓘ Palenque abandonment ⓘ Piedras Negras decline ⓘ Puuc region florescence ⓘ Quiriguá decline ⓘ Tikal decline ⓘ Toniná late activity ⓘ Uxmal development ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula urban growth ⓘ southern lowland Maya collapse ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cultural transformation
ⓘ
demographic shifts ⓘ political collapse ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 900 CE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Postclassic period ⓘ |
| follows |
Late Classic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Classic period
|
| hasCauseHypothesis |
drought episodes
ⓘ
environmental stress ⓘ ideological change ⓘ intensified warfare ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ resource depletion ⓘ trade route reorientation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandonment of major Maya cities
ⓘ
changes in religious practices ⓘ decline in hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ decline of royal courts ⓘ increased fortifications at some sites ⓘ increased warfare ⓘ population dispersal ⓘ reduction in monumental construction ⓘ shifts in trade networks ⓘ |
| partOf | Classic period ⓘ |
| region |
Maya lowlands
ⓘ
northern Yucatán ⓘ parts of the Maya highlands ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 800 CE ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Maya archaeology
ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
| timeInChronology | late 8th century to early 10th century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terminal Classic Description of subject: The Terminal Classic was the final phase of the Classic period in Mesoamerican history, marked by widespread political collapse, demographic shifts, and cultural transformation among the Maya and neighboring civilizations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.