Final answer:
Recent research debunks the claim that Maya agriculture was less efficient compared to Egyptians, revealing advanced agricultural practices that supported large populations.
Step-by-step explanation:
According to Diamond's perspective on Maya agriculture, the claim that Maya agriculture was less efficient relative to other complex societies like the Egyptians is False. Recent research using laser technology has uncovered extensive Mayan agriculture, such as raised irrigated fields, canals, and innovative fertilization methods.
This advanced agricultural system was capable of supporting large populations and included the practice of terracing in mountainous areas, which challenges previous assumptions about the efficiency of their agriculture compared to that of the Egyptians who benefited from the fertile Nile valley.