Maya vs Olmec

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Which object is representative of Olmec civilization? Options: Pyramids, Giant heads made of stone, Observatories, Deep, man-made cenotes

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Giant heads made of stone

Front

What was the name of the peninsula where both the Mayans and the Olmecs largely lived?

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Yucatan Peninsula

Front

Which group had an accurate 365 day calendar, were skilled mathematicians, and were the first to use zero? Options: Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca

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Maya

Front

Giant stone heads belong to which civilization?

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Olmec

Front

The Spanish may have destroyed many of their records when they invaded: Olmec, Maya

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Maya

Front

This civilization created a calendar that measured time in blocks over 5,000 years: Olmec, Maya

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Maya

Front

We don't know why they disappeared: Olmec, Maya

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Olmec

Front

How did farmers who use slash-and-burn agriculture fertilize their land?

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With ash left from the burned plants and trees.

Front

What does the word Olmec mean?

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rubber people

Front

Which civilization developed a system of writing known as gylphs? Options: Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, Inca

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Maya