Olmec Basics
The Olmec civilization was in this country...
What is Mexico?
People living together in a structured community is called a...
What is a Society?
The Olmec invented this substance which they made balls out of...
What is rubber?
The Olmec people practiced polytheism, which means they...
What is the believed in many Gods?
We know what the olmec people called themselves...
What is False?
The Olmec people are also known as...
What are the Rubber people?
A building for observing the sky.
What is an Observatory?
Although you usually think about Hershey bars, this sweet treat was invented by the Olmec...
What is chocolate...
This word means thick, or thickly covered...
What is dense?
The Olmec people never influenced any other culture in their area, in fact they were forgotten...
What is false?
The Olmec invented this substance out of latex, the sap of a tree that grew in their area...
What is Rubber?
A farming method where trees and plants on a piece of land are cut down and burned and the ash is used as fertilizer
What is Slash-and-burn?
The Olmec invented a game that was an important part of their culture and it is called...
What is the Mesoamerican ballgame
In English, it is often called pok-ta-pok
Although theirs looked a little different, the olmec people made these triangular structures just like the Egyptians...
What are pyramids?
Olmec civilization went from 1200 B.C.-400 B.C.
What is True?
The Olmec civilization is known as the mother culture because...
What is it influenced the other cultures in the area?
Indigenous means this...
what is "Original People"?
This is the early form of corn that helped the Olmec culture grow and flourish..
What is Maize...
The Olmecs also invented one of these that also had 365 days in a year, mostlikely so they would know when to plant their crops...
What is a calender?
Mesoamerican ball game was likely used to settle disputes or fights between groups angry at each other...
What is True?
The Olmec people are most famous for making these in honor of their old leaders. Some of these were 9 ft tall and weighed 8 tons...
What are big stone heads?
This is a prolonged period of weather where there is little or no rain.
What is a drought?
This is a common treat at the movies but was also invented by the Olmecs, I wonder if they put butter on theirs...
What is popcorn?
The olmec were very good at observing the sky, they could predict one of these, which is when the moon or the Earth are lined up and block the sun...
What is an eclipse?
The olmec civilization was loctaed in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tobasco, in southern Mexico.
What is True?