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Olmec Study Guide The Olmec lived in Mexico more than 2,000 years ago. The Aztecs gave the tribe the name Olmec. It meant “rubber people” because the Olmec were the first people to tap rubber trees for the sap. The Olmec figured out the idea of zero. The Olmec were known for carving colossal heads weighing over 20 tons. Pok-a-tok was an early version of basketball. The Olmec were Astrologers and studied the orbits of planets and predicted eclipses. The Olmec built volcanic shaped structures with temples on top. The structures were like the Egyptian pyramids even though they did not know the Egyptians existed. The Olmec tribe disappeared in the 1st century BC. Nobody knows why. The Olmec were like parents of the other cultures of the Americas. They influenced the Maya and Aztec cultures. In complete sentences you must be able to explain at least two ways we have been influenced by the Olmec? Possible answers. 1. We use rubber in many daily items such as shoes, sports equipment, tires, etc. 2. Sporting games, such as soccer and basketball evolved from the game pok-a-tok. 3. We use the idea of zero in math and daily activities such as lunch accounts, buying items, telling time, etc.