FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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Question
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The two civilizations existed at the same time.
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The two civilizations flourished in South America.
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The two civilizations have many things in common.
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The Olmec texted the archaeologist and told them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Do you think it is likely that the Olmec were the ancestors of the Maya? Why or why not? Yes, because the Olmec was the first great civilization of Mesoamerica (1200 BC to about 300 BC).
Detailed explanation-2: -Although no one knows what happened to the Olmec after about 400 BCE, in part because the jungle reclaimed many of their cities, their culture was the base upon which the Maya and the Aztec built.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Olmec created massive monuments, including colossal stone heads, thrones, stela (upright slabs), and statues. They may have been the originators of the Mesoamerican ball game, a ceremonial team sport played throughout the region for centuries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Given that the extremely large slabs of stone used in their production were transported over large distances, requiring a great deal of human effort and resources, it is thought that the monuments represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers, perhaps carved to commemorate their deaths.