M. Coe- Chapter 5

Rise of a civilizationOther civilizations of the timeTraits of civilizationsTheocracyRise of stateSocial System

The Olmec CivilizationIntroduction

Origin- nameLocationLanguageOriginMyths and Symbols

The Jaguar-totemReligion

Social OrganizationReligionDressArtistic representations

San Lorenzo OlmecArchaeological historylocationEarly settlements- 1700-1500BC

Colossal HeadsAqueductsTradeDietSocial SystemDecline & fall

La Venta OlmecLocation & descriptionOrigin- 1600BC

PopulationMirrorsBurialsDecline and fall

Tres Zapotes & the Long Count calendarHistoryHieroglyphsStela CCalendarDates and controversyOlmecs beyond the heartland

Other Early CivilizationsThe Zapotec

Oldest writingMonte AlbanDanzantesCalendarPottery

The IzapanLa Mojarra and the Isthmian script

Preclassic Maya-1Geographical locationOrigins

LanguagesChronology

CivilizationSocial & Economic Organization

ReligionBurials SacrificesDress

Preclassic Maya-1Izapa & the Pacific Coast

Kaminaljuyu & the highlands

The Peten and the Maya lowlands