🖼ap art history review

Olmec

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An ancient Mesoamerican culture that existed during the first millennium BCE, primarily in the Gulf Coast region, representing one of three major distinct cultures of Ancient Mesoamerica.

AP course connection

Topic 5.1: 5.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Indigenous American Art

Unit 5