HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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their strict dictators.
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the codex.
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their carvings and artwork.
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their religious beliefs.
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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: -It is not known what name the ancient Olmec used for themselves; some later Mesoamerican accounts seem to refer to the ancient Olmec as “Tamoanchan". A contemporary term sometimes used for the Olmec culture is tenocelome, meaning “mouth of the jaguar".
Detailed explanation-3: -The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres (3.8 to 11.2 ft). The heads date from at least 900 BC and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.