Meso America Flashcards
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| 236070334 | When did people start living here and where did these first civilizations appear? | around 15,000 years ago in Meso America (Central America) | 0 | |
| 236070335 | When did the Olmec civilization appear? What were the Olmec's characterized by? | int he first millennium BCE -Intensive agriculture -wide spread trading network -stateless societies/families -polytheistic religious rituals +blood letting +sports +big buildings | 1 | |
| 236070336 | Who were around at the same time as the Olmecs? What were their characterizations? | -Lived on terraces carved into the side of mountains -had calendars and writing | 2 | |
| 236070337 | When did the Olmecs dissapear? | 400 BCE, they declined in population than disapeared ] | 3 |