Economics and Technology
Olmecs extracted this from trees
What is rubber?
The people at the bottom of the Olmec class structure
What is farmers and rock carriers?
The central crop that was spiritually as important as their own lives
What is corn?
The people at the top of the Olmec class structure
What is rulers?
The punishment for losing in the Olmec ball game
What is killed and sacrificed?
The material of lower class houses
What is wood and mud?
The material that their 20 ton sculptures were made of
What is volcanic rock?
The Olmec civilization dissapeared in
What is 400 b.c.?
The climate where the Olmecs thrived
What is hot, humid?
Olmecs writing and math system was represented using
What is dots and dashes?
This helped carry Olmec culture through the mesoamerican region
What is trade system?
River that provided regular flooding that enriched the soil
What is Coatzacoalcos?