Which of the following statements gives evidence to support the conclusion that the Olmecs were a "mother culture" of the Mayas?
a. The Olmecs were a war-like people.
b. The Olmecs did not participate in human sacrifice.
c. The Olmecs built cities to align with the constellations.
d. The Olmecs were known for the construction of large stone heads.

Respuesta :

I think The Olmecs built cities to align with the constellations. So C.

Answer:

d. The Olmecs were known for the construction of large stone heads.

Explanation:  

Before the Mayas, Olmecs cultivated the art of sculpture in stone.

They created huge stone heads that make the most known in the Mesoamerica's

The Olmec stone heads have religious significance. They were created with large basalt boulders. Still, today anthropologists research how they were constructed, given the time they were created. Some stone heads can be as 1 to 3.5 m high-

As the Mayas later occupied the former territories once habited by the Olmecs they reproduced in their ways the sculptures of heads, serpents and other key elements in their religious beliefs.

Both Aztecs and Mayas carved stone borrowing techniques from the Olmecs. In fact the Olmec is an Aztec word meaning: rubber.

The stone heads of the Olmecs were the first of its kind- a head often represented one of their rulers and was used for ceremonial purposes

Olmecs traded rubber along Mesomerica

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