Answer:
A: They were independent of one another.
Explanation:
Contrary to popular belief, the Maya were not a single people, but several peoples (ethnicities) who had the same linguistic and cultural origin, and inhabited Mesoamerica.
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The Gothic element there is the horror that ensues after he hears the tapping. The character is alone during a spooky, dreary night, nobody found anywhere, and suddenly there is a mysterious tapping by someone, and it turns out that no-one tapped, which means either madness or ghosts, that are either way both elements of Gothic writing.
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