Maya

What was the name of the first civilization in Mexico?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmaya

Draw Mexico

What is true about the Olmec heads?

• they are of the rulers

• they each had different helmets

• archeologists thought they were football players

• they were easy to carve

What is obsidian?

• black, shiny rock

• a rock that makes very sharp arrows

• a rock that even surgeons use today

• a green rock that makes sharp arrows

In Olmec civilization where did cacao beans come from?

Reorder the following

• Russian deciphered glyphs

• Tatiana P. deciphered glyphs

• An American genius deciphered the rest

• Eric Thompson deciphered glyphs

• Maya ruins were discovered

Match the following

• Olmec

• 
• graphic art unparalleled

• 
• almost x-ray vision

• 
• Tatiana P

• 
• Russian linguist

• 

The Olmec had a large ​ (a)   network in the ​ (b)   Peninsula.

• trade
• Yucatan
• Baja
• friend
• conquering
• Florida

Mexico is mostly ____ with large amounts of coastal access.

The Olmec were most famous for their giant ____ heads.