Dasher
Prehistoric Native American culture in the Ohio Valley, known for burial mounds.
Adena
A numeral representing nothing; first used as a concept in ancient India and Mesoamerica.
Zero
Successor to Adena culture, noted for earthworks and extensive trade networks.
Hopewell
A food made from cacao beans, first consumed by ancient Mesoamerican peoples.
Chocolate!! Yum yum!!
Early Mesoamerican civilization known for art, architecture, and scientific and mathematical advancements.
Olmec (Olmec is not what they would have called themselves.)
On the Island of Misfit Toys, what did the water pistol shoot instead of water?
Jelly!!
Ritual sport played with a rubber ball. Also known as ulama or pok-a-tok.
Mesoamerican ballgame
A smooth, dull coal used historically for carving and fuel.
Cannel coal
This character narrates the movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Sam the Snowman
Giant stone sculptures of Olmec rulers carved from basalt.
Colossal heads
A civilization that develops alongside another, sharing traits but not derived from it.
Sister Culture
Major Olmec ceremonial center with pyramids and stone monuments.
La Venta
Mythical Olmec figure combining human and jaguar traits, possibly a deity.
Were-jaguar
Silicate mineral with a shiny surface, used decoratively in ancient artifacts.
Mica
Olmec artifact possibly linked to ritual or shamanic practices.
Mushroom Wand
Term for a civilization that heavily influences later societies.
Mother Culture (Some have called the Olmec’s a mother culture to the Maya, but they probably are actually sister cultures.)
Donner, Rudolph's father, did this to try to hide Rudolph's red nose.
He covered it in black mud.
Nahuatl term for the Olmec, referencing their use of natural rubber.
"Rubber People"
Olmec archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for stelae and artifacts.
Tres Zapotes
Upright stone slab carved with inscriptions or images, often commemorative.
Stela
The production for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer took place in these three countries.
USA, Canada, & Japan
Large prehistoric effigy mound in Ohio shaped like a snake.
Serpent Mound
The Misfit Elf, Hermey, wants to be this, instead of Santa's Elf.
A dentist.
Earliest Olmec city, known for advanced infrastructure and colossal heads.
San Lorenzo
On the Island of Misfit Toys, the cowboy is a misfit because he rides this, instead of a horse.
An ostrich.