Ancestral America 1.0 Olmec

The Olmecs began many traditions that spread to other nearby civilizations. This phenomenon is called...

• cross-cultural contagion

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Appropriation

• Mesoamerican royalty

Like the people in many other early civilizations, the Olmecs were farmers, fisherman, ...

• Artisans and traders

• 
  Doctors and nurses

• Actors and directors

• serfs and peasants

The Olmec's big stone heads were ...

• Memorials to Olmec presidents

• Memorials to Olmec Kings

• Portraits of famous singers

• Made of basalt and carried 50 to 75 miles

The Olmecs created the ​ ​ (a)   that is still played there today​ .

• Mesoamerican Ball game
• Middle American Athletic shoes
• Central American Game
• game of Dominoes

The Olmecs cultivated squash, beans, sweet potatoes, and​ ​ (a)  

• Maize
• Coffee beans
• Lemons
• walnuts

What invention allowed the Olmecs to keep track days?

• Calendar

• Cave paintings

• clock

• sun dial

What is the volcanic rock that Olmec weapons are made from?

• schiest

• serpentine

• 
  Obsidian

• granite