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| The __ civilization is the earliest known to develop in the Americas. |
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| The Olmac Civilization developed along the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in ___, also called ___. |
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| Central or Middle America, Mesoamerica |
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| Later Mesoamerican civilizations owe much to the Olmecs, which is why it is sometimes called the ___ civilization. |
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| The first Olmec settlements were along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the early __ B.C. |
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| They lived near rivers and __ and __. |
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| Periodic river flooding made the land ___. |
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| Olmec farmers grew foods rich in __, beans, squash, and maize. |
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| The three crops were planted together using a method called ___to make the best use of the fertile soil they had. |
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| planting different crops together is called ____ |
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| a substance in food that helps builid the body and keeps it strong |
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| ______was important to the Olmecs. It provided water and fertile soil. |
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| Seasonal flooding led them to develop a ___. |
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| The Olmecs also developed ___to make a record of events. |
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| Their religions were based on ___ |
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| The Olmacs worshipped many gods. One of the most important seems to have been the ___ believed to bring rain. |
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| The centers of Olmec cities were ____. They carved huge stone heads, some of which were __ feet tall, and weighed pounds. |
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great stone temples
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| The Olmecs did not have the ___. |
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| The end of the Olmec civilization is a ___. |
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| Its cities were all abandoned or destroyed by ___ |
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| The ideas and discoveries of the Olmecs, however, greatly influenced those ___ which followed. |
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| Middle American civilizations |
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| While the Olmec civilization thrived, farther south the Mayas had a simple ___. |
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| At about the time the Olmec culture was drawing to an end, the Mayan culture began an ____. |
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| The Mayas borrowed from the Olmec culture. They began extensive __ and city __. |
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| The Mayas built more than 100 cities in Middle America. Three of these cities were _______ . |
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| Tikal, Chichen Itza. and Mavapan |
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| Mayan cities were for the most part __. |
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| __ was the largest Mayan city with 100,000 people. |
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| Tikel had large temples. One of the largest is called the Temple of the ___. |
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| Mayan religion had as many as __ different gods, each believed to control some part of ___. |
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| The Mayas developed __, __ based on 20, invented the concept of __. and created a system of _______. |
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| calendars, a number system, zero, hieroglyphic writing |
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| Mayan ___ is not yet fully understood. |
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| Mayan civilization lasted more than ___years. |
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| By 900 AD., many Mayan cities were __. |
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| Many Mayan cities were reclaimed by __ . |
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