Ancient American Civilizations: Major Acheivements and Impacts
-Zapotec: The Zapotec made advances in architecture. They made underground tombs. They also made advances in art.
-Olmec: They made it easier to make building by using the pole-and-thatch method. They also made the Great Pryamid that
-Maya: The Maya developed an understanding of astronomy. They also figured out how to grow corn, beans, squash and cassava in sometimes-inhospitable places. They also know how to build elaborate cities without modern machinery, how to communicate with one another using one of the world’s first written languages, and how to measure time using two complicated calender systems. They also made contributions to math, writing, and art.
-Olmec: They made it easier to make building by using the pole-and-thatch method. They also made the Great Pryamid that
-Maya: The Maya developed an understanding of astronomy. They also figured out how to grow corn, beans, squash and cassava in sometimes-inhospitable places. They also know how to build elaborate cities without modern machinery, how to communicate with one another using one of the world’s first written languages, and how to measure time using two complicated calender systems. They also made contributions to math, writing, and art.