How did the olmec and maya civilizations differ in their influences on the aztec civilization? a. the maya influence was more direct than that of the olmecs because the maya civilization thrived only a few hundred years before the aztecs. b. the aztecs developed their language based on the mayan language, but they based their calendar on one used by the olmecs. c. the olmec influence was greater than that of the maya because the aztecs learned about olmec culture directly from its greatest philosophers. d. the aztecs respected and copied the olmec culture but despised and suppressed any elements of maya culture in their cities.