Olmec Civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:present-day_Mexico
gptkbp:architectural_style earthen mounds
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:Olmec_colossal_heads
gptkb:Olmec_masks
gptkb:Olmec_thrones
gptkb:Olmec_figurines
Olmec stelae
gptkbp:artistic_influence influence on later Mesoamerican art styles
gptkbp:contribution early astronomical knowledge
early calendar systems
gptkbp:controls early writing system
gptkbp:cultivation 400 BC
maize cultivation
1200 BC
bean cultivation
squash cultivation
gptkbp:cultural_practices ancestor worship
shamanistic practices
sacred sites
ritual ballgames
gptkbp:descendant Mesoamerican peoples
gptkbp:government_type theocratic
gptkbp:has_lore gptkb:the_Jaguar
the Maize God
gptkbp:historical_significance considered the 'mother culture' of Mesoamerica
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:La_Venta
gptkb:San_Lorenzo_Tenochtitlán
gptkb:Tres_Zapotes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olmec Civilization
gptkbp:influenced later Mesoamerican cultures
gptkbp:influenced_by earlier cultures
gptkbp:is_a_center_for gptkb:La_Venta
gptkbp:known_for pyramids
jade artifacts
colossal stone heads
gptkbp:language around 400 BC
Olmec language
gptkbp:legacy influence on Aztec civilization
influence on Maya civilization
influence on other Mesoamerican cultures
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:La_Venta
gptkb:San_Lorenzo
gptkb:Tres_Zapotes
gptkbp:religion polytheistic
gptkbp:social_structure hierarchical society
gptkbp:traded_on gptkb:beer
gptkb:nebula
obsidian
gptkbp:year_created unknown causes