Olmecs

elite means

• planting different crops together

• Middle America (including central and southern Mexico)

• volcanic glass used for cutting

• a ruling class with a lot of power

obsidian is...

• planting different crops together

• Middle America (including central and southern Mexico)

• a volcanic glass used for cutting

• a ruling class with lots of power

The jaguar was the most important Olmec God?

• true

• false

Why was the Jaguar the most important God?

• it's speed was a symbol of strength

• it's beauty was a symbol of religious beliefs

• it was believed to bring rain, which helped their crops

• all of the above

What is a ceremonial center?

• a high class activity center

• a place to bury the dead

• a place to trade goods

• an area for religious ceremonies

Olmec artists carved sculptures and thrones out of...

• gold

• iron

• basalt

What were Olmec ceremonial centers like?

• huge mounds of earth with temples, palaces, and stone monuments

• pyramid like building made of stone

• all of the above

What did Olmec's build sculptures of?

• Olmec rulers

• Olmec Gods

• Jaguars

• all of the above

intercropping is...

• planting different crops together

• Middle America (including central and southern Mexico)

• a volcanic glass used for cutting

• a ruling class with lots of power

The Olmec civilization is remembered for it's many ideas and inventions.

• true

• false