 The first Olmec people settled along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Mexico's tropical lowlands. This part were the Olmec first settled.

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 The first Olmec people settled along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Mexico's tropical lowlands. This part were the Olmec first settled in now Mexican states.

 Olmec architecture sculpture and artifacts help to know about their religious beliefs the Olmec are known as the first people of the middle east.

Olmec were the first civilization in central America. They built several cities with stone buildings and temples,as well as the huge heads that are their notably legacy.

In America they did with the Olmec farming and then they started to grow weed they did trading.

The Ancient and contempary Mesoamerica ‘ no other foodstuff has been more profound role in Social and cultural development in corn

. OLMECS WAS ONE OF THE MOST CENTRALIZED CIVILIZATION THERE WAS BACK IN 1200 BC.

 The first Olmec people settled along the coast of Gulf Mexico and the Southern Mexico’s Tropical lowlands. This part were the Olmec first settled is now Mexican states. Olmec architecture, sculpture help to know about their religious beliefs. The Olmec are known as the first people of middle east.

 TRUE OR FALSE ARE THE OLMECS THE ANCESTORS OF THE AZTECS ?  TRUE OR FALSE WAS OLMECS THE FIRST CIVILIZATION OF IN CENTRAL AMERICA?  TRUE OR FALSE DID THE OLMEC MAKE THE HUGE HEADS?  TRUE OR FALSE THE OLMECS ARE GODS?  TRE OR FALSE DID THE OLMECS DO FARMING?

 ENCYCLOPEDIA  DICTIONARY  THESAURES    

1) TRUE 2) TRUE 3) TRUE 4) FALSE 5) TRUE