Alot of people called them that so they stuck to it.
They are called mother civilization because the invented writing.
They were the first Native American Tribe/ Civilization to live in Mesoamerica
They were the first Native American Tribe/ Civilization to live in Mesoamerica
They were the first Native American Tribe/ Civilization to live in Mesoamerica
the Olmec
It appears that because many groups of Native peoples learned from the Olmec civilization and they ways of life, building, education and establishment of a "civilization , they were called the "mother civilization" of the Americas.
It was the Olmec civilizatin of ancient Mesoamerica.
One of the first people to ever live in Central America are the Olmec. The Olmec are sometimes called the mother culture of Central America, for the next civilizations to prosper after the decline of the Olmec were influenced by the Olmec religious techniques and other things. After the Olmec came the Maya civilization and then the Aztec civilization.
Olmec was the "mother" culture of Mesoamerica. Many aspects of their culture such as gods, glyphic writing and artistic forms became parts of later civilizations such as the Maya and Aztecs.
Olmec tribe
The Olmec civilization was well known for the colossal heads featured in their artwork. The Olmec civilization was the first major civilization in what is now Mexico.
the oldest civilization was the OLMEC (: