Discover Mesoamerica
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Mesoamerica: Another term for ______

Central America

By 2000 B.C.E. agriculture had spread throughout ______

Mesoamerica

People diet: rich in cultivated foods, animals domesticated that they ate included turkeys, small barkless ______, far less protein available

dogs

Ceremonial centers: a place for trade and rituals, and has temples, monuments, and housing for the ______

<p>elite</p> Signup and view all the answers

Olmecs: Early Mesoamerican society, centered on sites at San Lorenzo (1200 bce), La Venta (800-400 bce), and Tres Zapotes (400-100 bce) Located on coast of Gulf of Mexico, near modern Mexican city ______

<p>Veracruz</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the Olmecs?

<p>The Olmecs were an early Mesoamerican society centered on sites at San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were the Olmecs located?

<p>The Olmecs were located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, near the modern Mexican city of Veracruz.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nickname given to the Olmecs?

<p>The Olmecs are nicknamed 'rubber people' because of the rubber trees in their region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which civilization destroyed their own capitals around 400 BCE?

<p>The Olmecs destroyed their own capitals around 400 BCE.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of ceremonial centers in Mesoamerica?

<p>Ceremonial centers served as a place for trade, rituals, and had temples, monuments, and housing for the elite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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