Krystle DiCristofalo History and Literature: World Civilizations to 1600s Spring Semester 2013 Research Paper The Olmec and the Chavin: A Comparison The Olmec and Chavín civilizations were two cultures that existed before the Old World discovery of America. The two societies displayed many similar aspects‚ such as each being known as the “mother culture” of their respective regions‚ having similar artistic and architectural styles‚ and apparently alike religions; however‚ they differed from each
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Olmec The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E.‚ the __ people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture‚ wide-ranging trade‚ ceremonial centers‚ and monumental construction. The __ had great cultural influence on later Mesoamerican societies‚ passing on artistic styles‚ religious imagery‚ sophisticated astronomical observation for the construction of calendars‚ and a ritual ball game. (p. 75) Chavín __ The first major urban
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The Olmecs: New Light on a Shadowy Past In an old movie‚ a dashing adventurer hacks his way through tangled jungle vines‚ searching for a lost civilization. Suddenly‚ he stumbles upon a dark pit hidden by dense undergrowth. At the bottom of the pit stands a huge stone monument covered with strange carvings. The adventurer is thrilled when he realizes that he has chanced upon the remains of an unknown civilization that existed thousands ofyears ago. More than three thousand years ago in the jungles
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The Olmec civilization thrived from c. 1500 BC to 400 BC‚ in the modern day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Due to lack of archaeological evidence‚ the Olmec’s origin of ethnic identity is unknown. There is such a lack of knowledge that researchers still are unaware of the name this group of people referred to themselves as. The title Olmec comes from‚ ‘Olmec-Xicalanca‚ which is the name of the multi-lingual traders of the Conquest Era‚ from the same region‚ and the name has stuck through
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Show how the iconography at Chavin de Huantar can be understood and what it can tell us about the Early Horizon ceremonialism in the Andean Highlands. The Chavin iconography is expressed in a number of media and over a large area‚ having its focal point in central highland Peru and spreading to south to the river valleys‚ flood plains and the beaches of the Pacific Ocean coast. The famous examples include the stone sculptures from ancient ceremonial centre in highlands‚ which comprised the Old
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The objectives of this exercise are to learn to recognize‚ characterize‚ and interpret the Olmec style. Through the exercise you should develop the ability to: 1. Recognize the Olmec style‚ to distinguish it from other Mesoamerican styles‚ and to describe the elements that constitute the style. For example‚ the style is recognizable by its smooth‚ rounded representations; it is unlike the Zapotec style which is much more ornate. 2. Recognize possible meanings of some of themes embodied in the
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Auste Treska Mr. Beaudoin 2nd hour 10/9/14 The Olmecs and The Mayans What happened to two great societies in Mesoamerica? No one seems to know for sure. The Olmecs and the Mayans were two powerful civilizations that were becoming more and more powerful‚ but all of a sudden they both disappeared. Some archaeologists believe that the Olmecs might have suffered climate change‚ but only their culture disappeared‚ not their people. As for the Mayans‚ their disappearance is one of the greatest
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The Olmec culture has associated their art with the jaguar. To them‚ the jaguar is a powerful and mysterious animal that they would worship. Infantile sculptures that were created by the Olmec were found in Mesoamerica. The sculptures are those of naked infants where the sex is usually not denoted. Some of the sculptures can be found with feline characteristics such as that of a jaguar’s mouth. There is speculation that the mouths of the figures appear to be of jaguars due to the similarity between
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The Olmecs were farmers‚ traders‚ artists innovators. The Olmec culture first emerged in the Isthmus region of Tehuantepec. The site of San Lorenzo‚ which sits on the Coatzacoalcos River‚ sheds the most light on this mysterious culture. During this time period‚ The Initail Formative‚ food surplus sparked an increase in population and career specialization. With the increase of specialization and sedentism came the environment for complex culture. The Olmec people were farmers‚ "using ground-stone
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Phoenicians and the Chavins Dating back to the beginning of civilizations‚ many people didn’t have all of the great technology and brain power that we are presented with today. The people had to ban together to make societies so that they could work together to bring about their needs of survival‚ and ours for that matter. From economic to land use‚ to foreign affairs‚ the Chavin and the Phoenician societies are both alike and different in many ways. With their skill at traveling by sea and
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