USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Olmec are probably best known for the statues they carved: 20 ton stone heads, quarried and carved to commemorate their rulers. The name Olmec is an Aztec word meaning the rubber people; the Olmec made and traded rubber throughout Mesoamerica.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -While much is known about the people the Aztecs first called the Olmecs, literally “rubber people, ” much remains unknown, including what the people called themselves.