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Sketch an Olmec CommunityValley of Oaxaca, Mexico
900 BCE
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Draw two mountains – one on the west side and one on the east side, keep a valley in the middle.
South Central Mexico
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Make a valley between the two
mountains.
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Draw 6 huts with thatched roofs in the valley.
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Draw an opening for each hut.
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Draw a string/s of chili peppers drying by the door/s..
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Include house gardens with chili
peppers, tomatoes & avocados.
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Draw a nearby communal
field of corn, beans and
squash.
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The Three Sisters: companion gardening
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Add a communal waste area (midden).
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Near the door, add a storage jar and pottery bowl.
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Add a pen of turkeys and rabbits
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Surround this little community with mesquite scrub and prickly pear cactus.
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Draw a water source beginning in the
mountains with snow melt.
Draw a fire pit here and there
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In the distance, draw a
towering 8,000’
mountain peak
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HOMEWORK:…
Write 3 or 4 journal or diary entries as a young person living in this Olmec community circa 900 BCE.
1entry=1paragr.
Re-draw your Olmec community and label all you can. Be creative, colorful…