Olmec Civilization
Time Period
1600 BCE - 350 BCE
Time Period
900-250 BCE
Time Period
500 BCE- 700 CE
Hunter/Gatherers
People during the Neo-lithic Era.
What is the official language(s) of Canada
French and English
Location
Central Mexico
Location
Peru
Location
Central Oaxaca Valley in Mexico
Rural
Country or Farms
Which city is also called "The city of Love"?
Paris
Government
Priest and Kings were the rulers
Government
Priests likely had the greatest power
Administrators and wealthy traders also shared some powers
Government
Leaders descended from gods
Ruler-priests
Unified rule for the area
Aristocratic gov’t with a few elite and a lot of commoners
Legacy
What a person leaves behind once they die.
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
Architecture
First Mesoamerican pyramid
Architecture
Large, carved-stone heads on Temple
Shaman or priest in charge of religious life
Demonstrate careful planning
Tiles
Ceramics
Metalworks
Stoneworks
Architecture
Stone slab with the carvings of human sacrifices
Large walls around the city center
Artificial ridges built across three mountain tops
Terraced hillsides
Sophisticated architecture
Constructed ball courts
Culture
The way of life for a group of people
Which country is Puerto Rico a Territory of?
United States
Innovations
Spoke the Mixe-Zoquean languages and had a writing system using glyphs
Developed a counting system; acknowledged zero
Calendar
Ball game, Pok-a-tok
Innovations
City was at the center of trade
Engineering abilitites
Acoustics
Hydraulics - controlled flow of water played a role in religious ceremonies
Expanding Trade
Innovations
Had a written version of spoken language
Glyph-writing
Base-twenty numerical system
Two-calendar system to track time
Built observatories to predict lunar and solar eclipses
Stone carvings with glyphs, which are largely undeciphered
Ball games were developed and played
Mesopotamia
The land between the rivers
What country ends with the letter Q?
Iraq