Based on the provided text concerning the decline of the Classic Maya civilization, match each claim to the corresponding individual or group who holds that view.
"Historically, the 9th-century decline of the Classic Maya was modeled by traditional archaeologists as a sudden demographic catastrophe triggered by overpopulation and the resulting ecological degradation. More recently, paleoclimatologists have challenged this ecological-overshoot paradigm, pointing instead to geological evidence of severe, multi-decadal megadroughts as the principal driver of the decline. Yet, both paradigms problematically frame the Maya as passive victims of overarching environmental forces. As several modern political historians have noted, while climatic stresses were indeed widespread across Mesoamerica, certain Maya centers experienced significant growth during this exact period, even as others rapidly lost population. Taking this critical observation into account, it becomes clear that the decisive variable was not the raw severity of the environmental stress, but rather the rigidity of local political institutions. The framework of divine kingship—which anchored a ruler’s legitimacy to agricultural abundance—became a fatal liability during extended dry periods. Consequently, the so-called collapse should be viewed not as a simple demographic or climatic inevitability, but at its core as a political disintegration precipitated by the failure of inflexible leadership to adapt."
- Traditional archaeologistsThe downfall of the Maya was primarily driven by populations growing too large for their ecological resources to support.
- PaleoclimatologistsSevere, extended periods of low rainfall were the principal driver of the 9th-century decline.
- Modern political historiansThe simultaneous growth of some Maya cities and the depopulation of others demonstrates that environmental challenges alone cannot fully account for the decline.
- The author of the textThe decline of the Classic Maya is most accurately characterized as a political disintegration resulting from rigid leadership.