<P> The Classic period is largely defined as the period during which the lowland Maya raised dated monuments using the Long Count calendar . This period marked the peak of large - scale construction and urbanism , the recording of monumental inscriptions , and demonstrated significant intellectual and artistic development , particularly in the southern lowland regions . The Classic period Maya political landscape has been likened to that of Renaissance Italy or Classical Greece , with multiple city - states engaged in a complex network of alliances and enmities . The largest cities had populations numbering 50,000 to 120,000 and were linked to networks of subsidiary sites . </P>
<P> The Classic period is largely defined as the period during which the lowland Maya raised dated monuments using the Long Count calendar . This period marked the peak of large - scale construction and urbanism , the recording of monumental inscriptions , and demonstrated significant intellectual and artistic development , particularly in the southern lowland regions . The Classic period Maya political landscape has been likened to that of Renaissance Italy or Classical Greece , with multiple city - states engaged in a complex network of alliances and enmities . The largest cities had populations numbering 50,000 to 120,000 and were linked to networks of subsidiary sites . </P>
when did the mayan civilization reached its peak
when did the mayan civilization reached its peak
The Classic period
The Classic period