Olmec, 2000 BCE
olmec
the oldest civilization was the OLMEC (:
What kind of farmign did the Olmec practiced?
The olmecs got there name from the Aztec Indians gave the tribe the name olmec. Olmec means "rubber people".
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Like the Olmecs The Maya were divided into social classes.
Classes in the Olmec social structure were ordered with the administrators then the engineers and builders then artists which came below the rulers in the rigid Olmec social structure. Farmers formed the society's largest and lowest class.
the priest and government officials were the most powerful classes. social classes were based upon wealth and power.
Maya society concerns the social organization of the Pre-Hispanic Maya, its political structures, and social classes. ... The Maya Civilization, centered in these tropical lands, reached their peak of power and influence around the sixth century. ... Cranial modification was one of the most important practices of the Olmec culture
Maya
Maya
The giant stone heads left behind by the Olmec suggest a highly organized society capable of monumental construction and skilled craftsmanship. These sculptures may represent powerful rulers or deities, indicating a hierarchical social structure and complex religious beliefs within the Olmec civilization.
The Olmec's
The Olmec's
The Olmec had a theocratic form of government since religion played a key role. Priests were included in the upper class of Olmec society.
Olmec, 2000 BCE