Maya Classic Age

- The Maya classic period lasted form 250-900 AD
- During this period, the Maya civilization grew to include more than 40 cities of 5,000 to 50,000 people each
- Maya cities in the northern region traded with those in the south, thus people all over the Maya territory got goods they did not have nearby.
- Warm lowlands- good for growing cotton, rubber trees, and cacao (the source of chocolate)
- Lowland crops did not grow well in the highlands which contained jade and obsidian