Many mayan traditions can be traced back to which earlier people? the egyptians the olmec the spanish the inca

The right answer is the Olmec.

Explanation:

The Olmec was the first major civilization of what is today Mexico. They occupied a territory corresponding to the present-day states of Tabasco and Veracruz. Olmec is a Nahuatl word, that is, it´s a name given to that ancient people by the Aztecs. Their society lived and developed between 1600 BCE and 350 BCE.

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