Olmecs 2 Jeopardy Template

Discoveries	Tradition	Food	Art	Shelter/Location
100 A compass like hemitite bar What is the discovery that was found about the Olmecs?	100 Aztec and Mayan The Olmec gods are similar to the _____ and _____ gods	100 squash, beans, manioc, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, or Maize Name one of the same crops that were planted by the Olmecs and that are seen in the region today	100 Pottery They were skilled at making ______	100 logs, heavy stone, or clay Name one material that was used to build their houses
200 Because it means that the Chinese didn't invent the compass as previously thought Why was the discovery about the Olmec compass important?	200 Olmec Dragon God What is the first God of the Olmecs?	200 Slash and burn The Olmecs used the "_____ ___ ____" teqnique	200 clay, stone, bone, wood or deer antlers Name two materials that they used for their art.	200 Flood plains Olmecs liked to live near _____ ______
300 3.5cm How long was the hemitite bar from the Olmec compass that was discovered?	300 Olmec Dragon (God I) Maize deity (God II) Rain Spirit and Were-jaguar (God IV) Feathered Serpent (God VII) Fish or Shark Monster (God VIII) Banded-eye God (God VI) Name one of the Olmec gods.	300 Maize ______was a staple of the Olmec diet	300 1200 B.C. When did Olmec art begin to appear?	300 Small mounds or platforms What did Olmecs build their houses on if they lived near flood plains?
400 Water When the hemitite bar is placed in ______ its axis faces north	400 Rain spirit What is the 3rd Olmec god?	400 When overgrown plots of land are burned which clears them for planting and the ashes act as fertilizer. What was the "slash and burn" teqnique?	400 Hammers, wedges, mortar-and-pestles and mano-and-metate grinders Name one tool that the Olmecs made	400 Earth They lived in buildings with _____ packed around poles.
500 Researchers from the university of Michigan Who thinks that the Olmecs invented the compass?	500 Banded-eye God What is the 6th Olmec god? (God VI)	500 It was introduced late in the development of their culture When was Maize introduced to the Olmecs?	500 Clay pots ____ ____ and vessels were extremely common among the Olmec	500 sleeping area, dining room, and shelter Name the main 3 things that they used their houses for.

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