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Teotihuacan
4 well-known buildings in this ancient city:
Pyramid of the Sun
Pyramid of the Moon
Temple of Quetzalcoatl
Temple of the Jaguars
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Olmecs
They were the first major Indian Tribe.
Olmec means “rubber people.”
Two major cities were San Lorenzo and La Venta.
They used a form of picture writing; had a number system and calendar.
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“Rubber people”
The Aztec Indians gave the tribe this name because the Olmecs supplied them with sap from rubber trees.
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