FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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The rubber people
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The animal people
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The beef people
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The decendents of God
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Detailed explanation-1: -The name Olmec was actually invented by scholars. Derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word “Olmecatl”, which means “inhabitant of the rubber country”, Olmec is a reference to the rubber production in the area where many of the artifacts have been found.
Detailed explanation-2: -As of date, there is only one clear use for rubber among the Olmecs. They used rubber to create the ball used for play games. Olmec art portrays these ball games, and earthen ballcourts have been found in Olmec sites.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mesoamerican people (which include Aztecs, Olmecs, and Mayans) were making rubber over 3, 000 years ago. By mixing milky-white sap, known as latex, from Rubber tress with juices from morning glory vines, they formed a solid that was unexpectedly, rather sturdy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Olmec artists are known for both monumental and miniature portrayals of what are assumed to be persons of authority-from six-ton heads sculptures to figurines. The Olmecs flourished during Mesoamerica’s formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE.