The Olmec were a society in the Veracruz and Tabasco area of Mexico between 1400 and 1200 BC. They carved the giant heads. They had a writing system. They did not build big cities.The Zapotec were a society in the Oaxaca region of Mexico from 400 BC to 200 AD. Like the Olmec, they had human sacrifice. They had hieroglyphics.The Mayans were around from 2000 BC to 250 AD. in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. They practiced human sacrifice and played games with rubber balls.
Some of the elements of culture that thrived was like trading and exploring.
Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture.
The Olmecs are considered the "mother culture" of Mexico. They are the first known organized tribe in Mexico, and their major contributions to history were their ritual ballgame, and their gigantic stone heads, which are believed to represent leaders.
By the early 1200s BC the Olmec were living along coastal rivers in villages of small houses made of reeds and straw. People fished in the rivers and farmed land made fertile by river flooding.
the Olmec culture spread by trade centerso
olmec
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the Olmec culture spread by trade centerso
They were linked together because The Olmec was usually called mother-culture
it was your mom and dads
The Olmec colossal heads are the most recognized symbol of the Olmec culture.
The olmec culture
Because then the american goverment would not be like it is today. :)
Because then the american goverment would not be like it is today. :)
Olmec
it was very important