How did Olmec civilization differ from Maya civilization?

The Olmec civilization developed earlier than the Maya and is often considered one of Mesoamerica’s earliest major civilizations. The Maya emerged later and adopted or built on some cultural practices and ideas that had appeared among the Olmecs. Choice C is misleading because the Maya did not simply continue to flourish unchanged into the 1500s; many Maya cities had declined centuries earlier.

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