Which of the following statements is the best analysis of how the Maya lived during the time of the Olmec?(1 point) Responses The Maya were close rivals of the Olmec for trade and art. The Maya were close rivals of the Olmec for trade and art. The Maya came many centuries after the Olmec. The Maya came many centuries after the Olmec. The Maya were nomadic, while the Olmec were settled. The Maya were nomadic, while the Olmec were settled. The Maya civilization was the first parent culture of Mesoamerica and influenced the Olmec.

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Which of the following statements is the best analysis of how the Maya lived during the time of the Olmec?(1 point) Responses The Maya were close rivals of the Olmec for trade and art. The Maya were close rivals of the Olmec for trade and art. The Maya came many centuries after the Olmec. The Maya came many centuries after the Olmec. The Maya were nomadic, while the Olmec were settled. The Maya were nomadic, while the Olmec were settled. The Maya civilization was the first parent culture of Mesoamerica and influenced the Olmec.

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The best analysis of how the Maya lived during the time of the Olmec is: "The Maya came many centuries after the Olmec."

This is accurate because the Olmec civilization is considered one of the earliest in Mesoamerica, flourishing around 1200 to 400 BCE, while the Maya civilization rose to prominence much later, around 250 CE and onward. The other statements either misrepresent the timeline or inaccurately compare the lifestyles of the two cultures.