Olmec culture and its role as the mother-culture of Mesoamerica and its impact on subsequent generations in Mexico

In a post of at least 500 words compose an original response to one of the prompts below. Your answer to the question should utilize the information from the assigned readings. The answer that you provide should show that you have read and understood the information in the textbook and supplementary material. Make sure to include citations and references for both quotes and paraphrases of information from other publications including our text and the complete URL address for all web sites. Examine and discuss the Olmec culture and its role as the mother-culture of Mesoamerica and its impact on subsequent generations in Mexico. Use the following guidelines to organize your answer: How did the Olmec affect the evolution of the visual arts? Compare the features of the Colossal Olmec heads, the Olmec ceremonial ax and the Chacmool Maya figure from Chichen Itza-for more jade see the Metropolitan museum site Jade in Mesoamerica? Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jade2/hd_jade2.htm Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016. Print.