Olmec And Greek Civilizations

Civilization has been around for a long time. Throughout time there have been many different cultures, religions, and regions of people who have developed their civilizations to the point of sustainability. In 1943, Paul Kirchhoff came up with the name Mesoamerica for what is now south America and lower Mexico. Ancient and prominent civilizations such as the Mayan Aztec come from Mesoamerica but, what is know to be the first is the Olmec. The real name of the civilization remains unknown Olmec is an informality given with the meaning of mother implying it being the first civilization in that region. The Olmecs main region where they were settled was Gulf Coast Veracruz. The regions they lived in was surrounded by large rivers which were used
A civilization that has become far more advanced in comparison to the olmec but still following the guidelines of a “proper civilization” such as having a government system, shelter, means of transportation, etc. Ancient greece was filled with different city-states all being polytheistic worshipping many gods all for different reasons ranging from the God of war to the God of love. Bothe of these civilizations had strong advances as far as becoming advanced societies all of which can be seen through a lot of things such as documentation, remains found through archaeology, and art.
Greek art is considered to be a staple in art history just based on the advances they made in art. The greeks had great work in the fields architecture, making statues, and pottery. The most notable Greek building is the Parthenon, which was specifically temple architecture. The Parthenon was a worship temple built in
Most of the Olmec art has to do with a deity of higher being and a lot of the deities have to do with the land and nature. They worship corn and water gods, these gods may have some type of features from animals such as jaguars or kamens. A lot of Greek Gods and Goddesses are humanoid for the most part in a lot of statues a god may look like a muscular man but nothing out of the ordinary. These gods may have ties to elements of nature like Poseidon but, that is not in the art as much as it would be with the Olmecs. Another similarity between Greek and Olmec art is the social status it was associated with. In Ancient greece more wealthy people would have art in their homes. There would be busts or paintings made, or your family would have statues of gods or higher powers throughout their living space. In Olmec an elder or higher up in the “community” may have a well decorated throne with carvings in