https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk Pick a letter and describe all you know about the Olmec and Mesoamerica. en-us 2016-08-30 19:39:50 UTC 2023-01-23 20:32:41 UTC hello@padlet.com tritchie https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120702708 The Olmec were divided into 2 classes. At the top was the elite class. This class lived in stone houses and wore fancy clothes. The next class...]]> 2016-08-30 21:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120702708 madyson_s_8731 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703464 The Olmec had many accomplishments.One of those included the cities that they created including San Lorenzo and La Venta. Another accomplishment is their stone heads which were made with basalt. The Olmec also created raised mounds.

]]> 2016-08-30 21:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703464 kenshin_s_8664 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703471 The Olmec worshiped many gods,but the main god they worshiped was the Jaguar god. They believed the Jaguar god brought rain. The Olmec also worshiped a fire god and a corn god. The gods were represented as different animals. The Olmec replaced mounds with pyramids as their religious center

]]> 2016-08-30 21:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703471 jeffrey_s_7137 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703513 The Olmec lived in Mesoamerica which is in between North America and South America so there in Mexico The Olmec heartland is an area on the south coast of the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain of southern Veracruz and Tabasco, is called because of the concentration of a large number of Olmec greatest Olmec sites.The meaning of geography means the work/study of the past.]]> 2016-08-30 21:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703513 rosemary_m_8268 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703563 The Olmec had a lot of acheviements and accomplish. They built stone heads out of basalt.  The Olmec culture and customs shaped succeeding Mesoamerica cultures such as Zapotec , the people if Teoihuacan  , the Aztec , and especially the Maya. Also the Olmec built large mounds in the center of their cities. They replaced these mounds with pyramids. The Olmec probably used the pyramids as religious centers. The Olmec also made small sculptures out of jade. Other Olmec art included pottery and cave paintings.

]]> 2016-08-30 21:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703563 melemoonia_m_5225 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703655 The Olmec were polytheistic, which means they believe in many different gods. For example, Their main god was the jaguar. They believed the jaguar was the god of rain.

]]> 2016-08-30 21:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703655 kyla_l_7024 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703674 Social structure is order of all the classes.....The elite class is the  top of all the classes filled with  priests and nobles the elite classes are really wealthy and they live in large stone homes and some Olmec elites have murals in their homes and they wear jewelry and have fancy clothes..they are also called nobles which means they rule the Olmec society.

]]> 2016-08-30 21:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703674 ricardo_h_7320 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703685 The olmecs acomplished builing cities,stone houses,Stone heads and they had a class \]]> 2016-08-30 21:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703685 courtney_d_3969 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703687 The Olmec worshiped many gods. The chief god was the jaguar and they also believed that the jaguar brought rain. They also worshiped the fire and corn god, these gods were sometimes represented as the jaguar and sometimes other animals.

]]> 2016-08-30 21:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703687 hayden_s_3013 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703767 The Olmec had many accomplishments one]]> 2016-08-30 21:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703767 yanni_g_6766 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703769 One of the accomplishments that the Olmec had was  pok-a-toka. It was a ball game that the Olmec played. Another accomplishment that the Olmec had was The stone heads. Nobody knows what the stone heads were of. Maybe a king or Elite. The stone heads were made of Basalt which is a type of volcanic rock. The Olmec made two cities La Vente and San Lerenzo.
 ]]> 2016-08-30 21:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703769 estella_f_0021 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703779 The Olmec believed in several gods,the main god was a Jaguar. People believed that the Jaguar is a  gods rain. So the people tried to make the gods happy  because they thought if they made the gods happy they would get more rain for there crops

]]> 2016-08-30 21:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703779 melody_g_6093 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703785 One of the accomplishments that the Olmec´s have are their giant stone heads. The stone heads were made of a volcanic rock called basalt. 

]]> 2016-08-30 21:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703785 daniel_z_0435 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703850 One of the Accomplishment is that they made stone heads and ]]> 2016-08-30 21:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703850 bianca_c_0948 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703856 The Olmec worshiped several gods. But the main god was the Jaguar God was the god of rain. So they tried to make the gods happy because they belived the gods  would provide rain for them to grow crops.]]> 2016-08-30 21:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703856 graysen_a_4386 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703903 The Olmec, They worshiped several gods, the main god was the jaguar god they believed that the jaguar god gave them rain so they tried to make that god happy because they believed if they kept making it happy then the god would keep giving them rain for their crops. ]]> 2016-08-30 21:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703903 benjamin_p_9356 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703915 The Olmec built giant stone heads made out of basalt.They built them by smashing rocks to carve the heads.The Olmec also invented Pok-a-tok which used 5 pound rubber balls and were not allowed to use their hands or feet.They had to use their hips,elbows,and chest.]]> 2016-08-30 21:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703915 austin_p_4582 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703967 geography is learning about the past and present. Like the stone heads:

  the stone heads were made by hands from stone rocks that were different shapes and sizes. The stone heads were almost 20.ft tall. The heads were made out of basalt boulders that are hard and really heavy.  Seventeen confirmed examples are known from four sites within the Olmec heartland on the gulf Coast of mexico]]> 2016-08-30 21:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120703967 jacob_r_9749 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704098 The Olmec achivements are the stone heads that they have they make it bye smashing rocks into a big gigantic piece of stone and formed the so called one of the kings that they had.

]]> 2016-08-30 21:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704098 wesley_t_2229 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704107 The Olmec had one major acheivement, it is their giant stone heads.The heads are made of basalt which is a volcanic rock.It is still a mystery why they made them.Another acheivement

]]> 2016-08-30 21:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704107 kiala_b_9946 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704378 The Olmec worshiped several gods.The chief god is the jaguar.They probably believed ]]> 2016-08-30 21:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704378 justin_b_0550 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704429 The study of thee past

The Olmec lived in Mesoamerica which is in between south America and north America, the Olmec would have highlands which would be good for jade and obsidian.They also had low land wich would be good for farming

]]> 2016-08-30 21:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120704429 julia_n_6324 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949373 The Olmec were the first to become a civilization ]]> 2016-08-31 20:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949373 madyson_s_8731 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949693 2016-08-31 20:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949693 daniel_z_0435 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949769 One thing that the olmec accomplishments were the stone heads . They were made out of  basalt. They were formed by stone pushed into stone

]]> 2016-08-31 20:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949769 kenshin_s_8664 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949792 2016-08-31 20:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949792 graysen_a_4386 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949913 A accomplishment that the Olmec did was they made giant Stone heads. And they made there own calendar by studying the stars.  ]]> 2016-08-31 20:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120949913 melody_g_6093 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120950026 2016-08-31 20:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120950026 austin_p_4582 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120950414 2016-08-31 20:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120950414 melody_g_6093 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120950524 2016-08-31 20:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120950524 courtney_d_3969 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120951634 The Olmec worshiped many gods. The chief god was the jaguar and they also believed that the jaguar brought rain. They also worshiped the fire and corn god, these gods were sometimes represented as the jaguar and sometimes other animals.]]> 2016-08-31 20:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120951634 julia_n_6324 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120951679 The Olmec were the first to become a civilization. They were peaceful they had no wars.  ]]> 2016-08-31 20:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120951679 courtney_d_3969 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120952267 One of the Olmec civilizations accomplishments was the stone heads, they were made out of basalt, which is a type of volcanic rock. People do not know what the stone heads represent or why the Olmec built. ]]> 2016-08-31 20:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120952267 graysen_a_4386 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953379 The Olmec had a Big social structure it was based on being rich or poor or in between. t]]> 2016-08-31 20:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953379 ricardo_h_7320 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953526 2016-08-31 20:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953526 kyla_l_7024 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953824 2016-08-31 20:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953824 diana_t_5493 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953892 The Olmec social classes were based on wealth and status.On the top of the social structure is imperial,priest ,soldiers,merchants,and artisans.

]]> 2016-08-31 20:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120953892 estella_f_0021 https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120954705 2016-08-31 20:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tritchie/lf8zjmr2e2pk/wish/120954705