The Olmec

What was the name of one of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec?

• The Lion God

• The Jaguar God

• The Leopard God

• The Cheetah God

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which society was considered to be the "Mother Culture"?

• Zapotec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

Giant stone heads belong to which civilization?

• Olmec

• Maya

___________ is an extra supply, usually food.

• slash and burn

• surplus

• elite

• Olmec

______ are written signs that represent concepts and objects.

• slash-and-burn

• glyphs

• elite

• surplus

The Olmec valued ______ above all else.

• gold

• diamonds

• jade

• rubies

Which Mesoamerican civilization came first?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

What were the stone heads in the Olmec civilization made from?

• Limestone

• Marble

• Volcanic Stone

• Sandstone

What is a 'glyph'?

• a symbol used to represent a specific sound or word in a language

• a type of amphibian found in underwater caves

• the name for a god that controls the harvest

• a set of rules that a priest must follow during a human sacrifice

What innovations did the Olmecs create?

• Building the first ever pyramids

• Creating the wheel

• Using medicinal herbs to perform heart surgery

• Curing rubber from the latex tree

• Creating a smallpox vaccine