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    This document contains an assessment for a class on the Olmec civilization. It includes short answer questions about Olmec religious beliefs, sculptures, trade, and linguistics. It also has fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions testing understanding of Olmec cities, government, art, society, and environment. The assessment is designed to evaluate a student's knowledge of important aspects of Olmec culture and history.

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    Some key takeaways are that the Olmecs lived in southern Mexico and built the first complex society in Mesoamerica. They practiced polytheism and shamanism and carved sculptures of important gods and rulers out of basalt.

    The Olmecs obtained basalt from the Tuxtlas Mountains, which they used to carve their famous colossal stone heads and sculptures to represent gods and rulers.

    The Olmecs had cacao, rubber, and jade to trade. They traded these goods for other materials they needed like obsidian for tools and weapons.

    Name ______________________ Group _________ Date ________ Assessment B

    Olmec Civilization
    Assessment B

    Short Answer: Please use complete sentences


    Q: What is Polytheistic and Shamanism? (4 pts; 2 pts per definition)
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    Q: What did the olmecs build sculptures of? Why? (4 pts, 2pts per question)
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    Q: What materials did the Olmecs get from the Tuxtlas Mountains and what did they use it for? (4
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    Q: Please explain what the Olmecs had to trade and what they traded for? (4pts; 2 pts per question)
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    Q: What is linguistics? How did it influence what we know about the Olmecs? (4pts; 2 pts per
    question)
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    Q: Please list at least 4 gods and why they were important to the Olmec people. (8pts; 2 pts per
    god).
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    Directions: Fill in the Blank with the appropriate term

    1. The Olmecs believed in many Gods. This is known as __________________________.

    2. The three main cities of the Olmec include ________________________________,


    ______________________________, and _______________________________.

    3. The name Olmec means,


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    4. The name of the government was called ___________________________________________


    and was a type of government where the religious leaders controlled the political decisions.

    5. The Olmecs lived in the ______________________________________________________.


    Name ______________________ Group _________ Date ________ Assessment B

    DBQ: Read the passages then select the most


    correct answer.
    The olmecs lived where?
    a. In the Caribbean
    b. In the middle of the desert in South America
    c. In the northern portion of Brazilian region
    d. In the Southern portion of the Mexicos gulf
    coast region

    This image most likely represents the Olmec god


    a. Itzamn: Lord of the Heavens
    b. Chac: the Rain God and Cosmic Monster
    c. The Lords of Death
    d. Jaguar God

    For a start, the Olmecs left behind much of their artwork. The most famous of these are arguably the
    so-called colossal heads. These representations of human heads are carved from basalt boulders,
    and at present, at least seventeen of such objects have been found. The colossal heads measure
    between one and three metres in height, and seem to represent a common subject, i.e. mature men
    with fleshy cheeks, flat noses, and slightly crossed eyes. Incidentally, such physical features are still
    common amongst the people of Veracruz and Tabasco, indicating the colossal heads may be
    representations of the Olmecs themselves. Given the amount of resources needed to produce such
    objects, it may be speculated that these heads depict the Olmec elites or rulers, and were used as a
    symbol of power

    The statues were created from basalt located


    a. From the local jungle rocks and caves.
    b. From the Rocky Mountain range.
    c. From areas unknown, we do not know where they came from.
    d. From the Testlas Mountain Range.
    e. From the Tuxtlas Mountain Range.
    f. None of the above.

    According to the reading, Olmec statues


    a. Depict the Olmec people
    b. Represent the Elites including rulers
    c. Were a way to show power
    d. None of the above
    e. All of the above
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    Multiple Choice: Select the most correct answer.

    Olmec Society was divided into two groups:


    a. The poor and the middle class farmers
    b. The elite and the common people
    c. The priests and the elites
    d. All are part of the Olmec society

    The Olmecs practice what type of religion?


    a. Paganism
    b. Christianity
    c. Priestism
    d. Shamanism
    e. None of the above

    Because of the study of linguistics, archeologists assume


    a. The Olmecs spoke and wrote a form of Mende African language
    b. The Olmecs were descendants from the Mende Africans
    c. The Olmecs were Africans
    d. The Olmecs were the first to use hieroglyphs in the Americas
    e. All of the above
    f. None of the above: Historians have yet to find conclusive evidence

    .In Olmec Art there are two repeating themes:


    a. Jade and the Maize symbol
    b. Obsidian and the Jaguar
    c. Jaguar and Jade
    d. People heads and dogs

    The climate of the Olmec


    a. Varies between the different areas in the kingdom
    b. Is mostly hot and dry
    c. Is seasonal and has 4 different seasons
    d. Is warm, mostly rainy, and humid
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