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How did the early Maya benefit from the environment of Mesoamerica?

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During the lengthy droughts, the wetlands were ideal farming places, and the Maya journeyed by canoe to surrounding marshes to expand their reach and feed their burgeoning population. They also created canals to manage and use their water supply more efficiently.

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