1. Teacher: Mauricio Torres Name: ……………………………
Course: 9thEGB Section: B
Subject: Social Studies Date: April ……… 2012
Activity: Research
THE OLMECS
Do the following research at home. Hand it in ,hand written, on a nice, clean and
organized sheet of paper. Use your own words! If there is plagiarism found on your
work, it will be considered and interpreted as COPY.
1. Who were the Olmecs?
2. What differences them from their contemporary civilizations?
3. How do we know, Olmecs relied on trade?
4. What are the Colossal Heads?
5. What type of art did they create?
6. Why were the Colossal head built? Give two theories why.
7. What new inventions did they come up with? Name four.
8. Which of these inventions is still practiced today?
9. Name the two most important sites of this culture.
10. Where did Olmecs develop?
11. What do they have in common with the ancient Egyptians, and Sumerians?
12. What is a river valley civilization?
13. Why are rivers so important for humans?
14. What is Mesoamerica? Which countries (today) does it include? Write a paragraph
detailing why it was a place where many different civilizations were built?
15. What materials did the Olmecs use when they created their artwork?
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