FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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They directly influenced all of the Mesoamerican civilizations that followed.
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They had a form of government in which only mothers were allowed to rule.
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They believed that mothers were the most important members of society.
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They held an annual meeting of Mesoamerican mothers to discuss child rearing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Olmec civilization is called the mother civilization of Mesoamerica because the Olmecs laid the foundation that future Mesoamerican civilizations would follow. Specifically, the Olmecs grew maize, and were highly successful at it. This allowed them to sustain their growing population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Olmec Trade and Commerce Highly desirable items like obsidian knives, animal skins, and salt were routinely traded between neighboring cultures. The Olmecs created long-distance trade routes to obtain the things they needed, eventually making contacts all the way from the valley of Mexico to Central America.
Detailed explanation-3: -They may have been the originators of the Mesoamerican ball game, a ceremonial team sport played throughout the region for centuries. They also built earthen mounds and pyramids, and ceramics of several types that became common throughout a broad region influenced by the Olmec civilization.
Detailed explanation-4: -Often referred to as the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica, the Olmec were a lasting influence on Mesoamerican art, culture and civilization. And, like any good mom, their influence is clear in the subsequent, or epi-Olmec, cultures that came after them.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The mother culture of Mesoamerica is the Olmec civilization, which is the first major civilization of the region. Although earlier archaeological evidence shows that the Olmecs likely grew out of other societies, the Olmecs defined Mesoamerican culture.