Mesoamerica Lesson REVIEW 6th Grade

Mesoamerica

Olmec Agriculture

Olmecs grew and harvested Maize

Maize is another word for corn!

What is Maize another word for?

Olmec 4 Facts

• Carved giant statues of heads of their rulers/kings/etc.

• Olmec is an aztec word meaning rubber people

• They lived on gulf coast and what is today called MEXICO!

• Olmec tribes died off around 400 BCE due to water shortages and volcanic disasters.

What does Olmec mean?

Aztec word that means RUBBER PEOPLE

The Olmec society lasted from about 1600 BCE to around 350 BCE, when environmental factors made their villages unlivable. 

Rubber People

Why were they called "rubber people?"

Olmecs made rubber balls

Because they made and traded rubber throughout Mesoamerica.

Multiple Choice

Olmec is an Aztec word meaning...

• metal people

• football people

• corn people

• rubber people

Multiple Choice

Olmec civilization was located where?

• present-day Mexico

• present-day Iraq

• present-day China

• present-day America

Multiple Choice

Why were the Olmecs called "Rubber People?"

• they invented rubber

• they looked like rubber bands

• they hated rubber

• they ate rubber

Multiple Choice

Which society was considered to be the "Mother Culture"?

• Zapotec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

Multiple Choice

The Olmecs settled near ______ and began to _________

• rivers, farm

• oceans, camp

• deserts, climb

• mountains, trade

Multiple Choice

The Olmecs were the first major _________________ in Mesoamerica

• country

• city

• civilization

• village