Question

What advantages did Mayan cities have?(1 point)
Responses

Mayan cities decentralized from the larger empire choosing to only trade within their city-state, which boosted the local economies.
Mayan cities decentralized from the larger empire choosing to only trade within their city-state, which boosted the local economies.

Mayan cities had an advanced understanding of Western philosophy and served as centers of learning.
Mayan cities had an advanced understanding of Western philosophy and served as centers of learning.

Mayan cities served as centers of religion and learning.
Mayan cities served as centers of religion and learning.

Mayan cities had advanced technology to build complex architecture. They also grew their wealth from being along trade routes.
Mayan cities had advanced technology to build complex architecture. They also grew their wealth from being along trade routes.

Answer 1

Mayan cities served as centers of religion and learning.

They contained temples, palaces, observatories and scribal schools where priests and elites conducted rituals, recorded history, and advanced astronomy and mathematics.