How did the smaller Mayan city-states defend themselves against the more powerful city-states? They traded valuable resources for protection. They made military alliances with larger city-states. They built walls around their cities to keep out invaders. They avoided conflict by maintaining peaceful relationships. im taking a test pls help im timed too.

they got ally's from other countries nearby

They avoided conflict by maintaining peaceful relationships.

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they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.

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