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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
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