Question

Which group most directly influenced both the Maya and the Aztec?

Answer 1

The Olmec civilization is generally considered as the forerunner of all the subsequent Mesoamerican cultures like the Aztecs and Maya.

The Olmec civilization is considered to be a mysterious civilization that prospered in Pre-Classical (Formative) Mesoamerica, also known as Mexico, from c. 1200 BCE to c. 400 BCE.

The Olmec civilization was the earliest known major civilization and was the first to vanish also.

Pottery was the main artifact of the Olmec civilization. The hot and humid gulf coast with the jungles and swaps provided the salt, clay, wood, stone, and tar that the Olmecs needed for their pottery. The Jaguar and the Snake were the most common features of the Olmecs art and pottery.

Answer 2

The Olmec civiliazation are the once to be influenced by the like of Aztecs and Maya. They development was quite mysterious and puzzling.  In the Olmec era the people goes towards progressing more but later their civilization was the destroyed with time. The people of the era have collected quite the food with them and was good in exploring the fertile lands to grow  different crops. They was good at the making and art of pottery which they generally make with the help of salt.,water etc.