Which of the following statements about the Olmec is correct?

They played a game with a rubber ball which was also important to Maya and Aztec culture.

They carved huge monumental heads which may represent their kings.

Towards the end of Olmec civilization, they developed a writing system which influenced the scripts of later Mesoamerican cultures.

All of the answers are correct.

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Stella Wu

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16 October, 06:10

Which of the following statements about the Olmec is correct?

They played a game with a rubber ball which was also important to Maya and Aztec culture.

They carved huge monumental heads which may represent their kings.

Towards the end of Olmec civilization, they developed a writing system which influenced the scripts of later Mesoamerican cultures.

All of the answers are correct.

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Keagan Ochoa · Answer 1

The best answer is that they carved huge monumental heads which may represent their kings.

This is one characteristic unique to the Olmec people. They build stone heads of colossal size that were nearly 3 meters high and 8 ton in weight.

The stones were carved in Basalt and all of them display unique facial features such that they can be considered to be portraits of their rulers

The stone from which they were carved was in some cases transported 80 km from source to the capital.

Olmec culture also included ball games and drinking of chocolate. These practices were passed on to other civilization that later arose.