OLMEC
CULTURE
Justification:
It is a very important culture in ancient times because this is known as the mother culture as it was one of the first to emerge and has left its mark on the history of Mexico, so the reason for this study because the interest arises to know because it is called mother culture, inquiring about their lifestyle, their intelligence and the study of astrology despite the shortage of technology, among many other unknowns that arise from this study.
General objetive
Inquire about the past of our Mexico through one of its major Mesoamerican cultures, the Olmec culture, and so clear some doubts about this culture through study to learn how influenced
Mexico today or change in prehispanic Mexico contrast
to contemporary Mexico.
Specific objectives:
* We will know a bit more about the history of ancient Mexico
* We will know if science existed previously or from when.
* Know the difference of religions in this culture and now.
* Learn important things to know this culture.
The Olmecs
The Olmec, whose name means "country of the rubber" (the Aztec ulli, rubber or rubber)
Olmec’s were very intelligent, learned to observe the sky and established a calendar precise that contemplated the duration of the year, the lunar month, the agricultural cycle and the dates of religious ceremonies that they performed.
They had a system of hieroglyphic and ideographic writing.
The Olmec culture was considered the mother culture, due to advances in various sciences had and shared with other cultures, including highlighted:*Mathematics, astrology and architecture.
Most notable is that many of the buildings were made of mud.
The Olmecs were organized into tribes led by a single chief named Chichimecatl.His government was theocratic, because they were run by priests.
They worked the clay, jade and stone in wonderful shape. Small figures carved from jade, to huge rocks in which sculpted stone heads, altars and columns carved in rocks.
Among his major works are of course the monumental stone heads weighing more than Forty tons, carved boulders and whose faces have negroid features, full
Cheeks, almond eyes, wide nose and full lips and large. All in their heads as helmets Whit ear protectors
OLMEC CENTERS
Population centers and major political power of the Olmec culture were: San Lorenzo, La Venta and Tres Zapotes.
SAN LORENZO
The earliest recorded Olmec center is the San Lorenzo (1150 B.C.E. about) Texistepec municipality located in Coatzacoalcos River basin, in the state of Veracruz
LA VENTA
It was the most important ceremonial center of the Olmec
It has the oldest pyramid in Mesoamerica and found the colossal hads and thrones. It is believed he could get to hold up to 18,000 inhabitants
TRES ZAPOTES
The ceremonial center of Tres Zapotes was the last to develop. It is best known because it was the one that survived until a time closer, but Olmec civilization that developed here was a culture al ready in decline, not lived in splendor above the ceremonial centers.
RELIGION
The center of their religion is the worship of the jaguar. It is not known what kind of God could be. It is believed what could to be the origin of the rain god.There are many animals considered gods, as the alligator, frogs and reptiles.
The mountains for the Olmecs are the link between the heaven with the earth and the underworld and were also the place where were the ancestors and the spirits of the earth, the rain and the underworld.
GODS
Jaguar:
The jaguar represents the Earth and the Snake represents the water.
Quetzalcoatl:
Feathered snake
God of the rain, the weather and the corn. He was represented as a feathered snake.
Huehueteotl:old God
The old god, god of the fire, every 52 years the Olmecs performed a ceremony for to light the fire again, of this form they symbolized the end or beginning of a new year or period.They thought that had another life after of this
FEEDING
Between the plants that consumed found numerous fruit trees as the guava and the sapodilla.
CONCLUSION
High school CETis 43,Xochitepec,Morelos.
Team members:
Team members:
*Yesenia Antonio López
*Rocío García Montalvo
*Fany Araceli Luna Hernández
*Jessica Yuridia Rodríguez MondragónTeacher: Eduardo Aguirre
THIRD PART
Grade and group: 5° “A”
Matter: EnglishV
23 th November 2012
23 th November 2012
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