Crafts
The Olmec and Mayan made
many things such jewelry. Men and women wore bracelets, necklaces and earrings
made with beads. The beads are made of jade and other beatiful stones.
For games the Olmec and Mayan took sap from rubber trees to make themselves
rubber balls. They played in a ballcourt in the shape of a capital letter
I. Sometimes the team that lost were sarficed to the gods. The Olmec and
Mayan also made instruments such as flutes. They made them out of clay
and wood. They used them in cemonies.
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