Why is the olmec culture called the mother civilization of the Americas?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

today, some historians call the Olmec ''mother culture'' of the Americans, because many Olmec customs, or ways doing things, were continued in later civilization

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

They are called mother civilization because the invented writing.

Answer 5

Historians consider the Olmec the mother culture because it strongly influenced later cultures such as the Aztec, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, and especially the Maya.

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