The Olmecs

When did the Civilization exist?

• 500 BCE - 900 CE

• 1300 BCE- 400 BCE

• 1200 CE- 1300 CE

• 500 BCE- 400 BCE

What are the Olmecs considered?

• The Start of new cultures

• A follow up culture to the Zapotec

• The mother culture of all mesoamerican civilizations

What was the region like?

• Hot and humid

• Cold and rainy

• Windy and Hot

• Very Dry

What did they have an abundance of?

• Metals

• Metals and Clay

• Salt, Tar, Clay

• Animals

What did archaeologist discover?

• Many riches

• Sign of other tribes

• Large designs in fields

• Large stone sculpted heads

Where is Mesoamerica?

• Mexico to Northern Honduras

• Spans between Canada and the U.S

• The U.S

• In peru

What are some raw materials that could have been traded?

• Cloth and food

• Iron ore and various stones

• Food

• Tools and people

What helped boost the Olmec Economy?

• Crops

• Farmland

• The Trading Network

• Raw Materials

Around what time was the Olmec Civilization Destroyed?

• 400 BC

• 800 BC

• 500 BCE

• 900 BC

For what reasons did the Olmec Decline?

• War

• Disease

• Unknown

• Natural Cuases