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    Consider the following statements about Mayan Civilization:

    1. It is one of the civilizations of the Africa

    2.  Its society consisted of many independent states

    3.  Recently the Archaeologists in Mexico unearthed the remains of a circular temple that was built in honor of the Maya serpent deity Kukulcan

    Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

    A 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica Archaeologists in Mexico recently unearthed the remains of a circular temple that may have been built in honor of the Maya serpent deity Kukulcán. Mayan Civilization was Originating in the Yucatán peninsula around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras. Their society consisted of many independent states, each with a rural farming community and large urban sites built around ceremonial centers. It started to decline around A.D. 900

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