Mesoamerica Lesson REVIEW 6th Grade
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Jenifer Gonzalez
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Mesoamerica
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Olmec Agriculture
Olmecs grew and harvested Maize
Maize is another word for corn!
What is Maize another word for?
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Olmec 4 Facts
Carved giant statues of heads of their rulers/kings/etc.
Olmec is an aztec word meaning rubber people
They lived on gulf coast and what is today called MEXICO!
Olmec tribes died off around 400 BCE due to water shortages and volcanic disasters.
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What does Olmec mean?
Aztec word that means RUBBER PEOPLE
The Olmec society lasted from about 1600 BCE to around 350 BCE, when environmental factors made their villages unlivable.
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Rubber People
Why were they called "rubber people?"
Olmecs made rubber balls
Because they made and traded rubber throughout Mesoamerica.
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