sketch an olmec community valley of oaxaca, mexico 900 bce

Sketch an Olmec CommunityValley of Oaxaca, Mexico

900 BCE

Draw two mountains – one on the west side and one on the east side, keep a valley in the middle.

South Central Mexico

Make a valley between the two

mountains.

Draw 6 huts with thatched roofs in the valley.

Draw an opening for each hut.

Draw a string/s of chili peppers drying by the door/s..

Include house gardens with chili

peppers, tomatoes & avocados.

Draw a nearby communal

field of corn, beans and

squash.

The Three Sisters: companion gardening

Add a communal waste area (midden).

Near the door, add a storage jar and pottery bowl.

Add a pen of turkeys and rabbits

Surround this little community with mesquite scrub and prickly pear cactus.

Draw a water source beginning in the

mountains with snow melt.

Draw a fire pit here and there

In the distance, draw a

towering 8,000’

mountain peak

HOMEWORK:…

Write 3 or 4 journal or diary entries as a young person living in this Olmec community circa 900 BCE.

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Re-draw your Olmec community and label all you can. Be creative, colorful…