Olmec & Maya

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This civilization is known as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica

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Olmec

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How did trade help the Olmec’s civilization?

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to build stone buildings

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Why were the Maya able to measure time accurately?

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they were skilled mathematicians

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The region of Mexico and Central America where diverse civilizations developed in pre-Columbian times.

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Mesoamerica

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A person who studies the past by recovering artifacts and other things left behind by people long ago.

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archaeologist

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True or False: The Maya created one of the most splendid civilizations of all time.

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True

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What does the word Olmec mean?

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rubber people

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True or False: The Maya left permanent records of their lives through video tapes.

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False

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True or False: Maya carvings were done with metal.

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False

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Which was the first major civilization to appear in the Americas? Options: Olmecs, Aztecs, Incas, Maya

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Olmecs