Author Question: Which of the following statements best describes the current archaeological understanding of the ... (Read 260 times)

KWilfred · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which of the following statements best describes the current archaeological understanding of the nature of Olmec political organization?

a. It represents the first undisputed civilization in Mesoamerica.
b. It represents the first civilization in the Americas.
c. It contains characteristics of a chiefdom, or ranked society.
d. It evidences the origins of writing in Mesoamerica.
e. It represents an early development of complex society in the lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast.

Question 2

The Olmec culture was located primarily:

a. along the Gulf Coast of Mexico
b. in highland Mexico
c. along the Andean coast of South America
d. in the Amazon basin of South America
e. in the southwestern United States