Olmec Society

Where did olmecs live, what were the most popular jobs, and what did they catch/grow most?

• In the mountains, they were mostly hunters, the caught/ grew rice, beans, deer, and any other wild life.

• Near Rivers, they were mostly farmers and fishers, and the caught/ grew maize, beans, squash, pepper, and caught fish, turtles, and deer.

In 1150 B.C what was the city called that the Olmec built?

• San Lorenzo

• La Venta

• Santa Ana

What did the olmecs develop that was amazingly accurate for its time?

• Huge stone head monuments

• Big bridges

• A calendar

True or false the olmec worshipped one god?

• True

• False

True or false the gods that the olmec worshipped was the jaguar god which was believed to bring rain, the fire god, and the corn god?

• True

• False

True or false the olmec replaced the large mounds in the center of the city with pyramids?

• True

• False

The Olmec lived on the gulf of what?

• Aden

• Bahrain

• Mexico

• Argolic

When the area where they lived flooded it left what kind of soil?

• Alluvial Soil

• Ferile Soil

• Wet soil filled with worms

• Dry soil

What was an upper class of priest and noble who ruled olmec society called, and what did they wear?

• They where called princes and princesses, and where gowns that where very colorful that where made out of silk.

• They where called elites, and they wore jewelry and fancy cloth.

In 900 B.C what huge olmec city over grew San Lorenzo?

• La Venta

• Eridu

• Nippur

• Uruk