FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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The Olmec worshipped multiple gods.
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The Olmec considered llamas to be sacred.
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The Olmec worshipped the god of nature.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Olmec worshipped the god of nature. The Olmec considered head carvings to be sacred.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes Olmec religious beliefs? The Olmec worshipped multiple gods.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Olmec religion was polytheistic (the belief in many gods or deities). The Olmec gods took on human forms with feline/reptile/bird characteristics. In order of importance, Olmec gods were the Olmec Dragon, Maize deity, Rain Spirit/Were-Jaguar, Band-Eye God, Feathered Serpent, and Fish (or) Shark Monster.
Detailed explanation-4: -Olmec religious activities were performed by a combination of rulers, full-time priests, and shamans. The rulers seem to have been the most important religious figures, with their links to the Olmec deities or supernaturals providing legitimacy for their rule.
Detailed explanation-5: -Like many early Mesoamerican cultures, the Olmec believed in three tiers of existence: the physical realm they inhabited, an underworld and a sky realm, home of most of the gods. Their world was bound together by the four cardinal points and natural boundaries such as rivers, the ocean and mountains.