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People usually bathe in it as spiritual rituals.
The following are the achievements of the Olmec
civilization:
1.
Water Drainage
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This civilization was able to construct an
extensive drainage system that is made up of conduits. This was discovered by
the archaeologists in the town of San Lorenzo, the largest city of Olmec
cities. These was carved into a U type shape and covered by capstones. This was
believed to be used as aqueduct to provide water throughout the cities.
2.
Calendar system
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It was discovered that Olmecs have their own
calendar system. They are using shells to represent numbers in their calendar which
starts with zero. This is one of the first uses of zero as starting point of a
number.
3.
Ulama
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This is a game of the Olmecs with the objective
of knocking the ball through the hole with the use of hips. The sap of a rubber
tree was utilized to produce balls that was used before.
4.
Writing system
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They are usually credited as one of those
civilizations to be the first to have their own writing system in America. Their
writing is mostly symbols rather than letter representation.
5.
Compass
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They are the one to first create compass that
existed in America with the basic understanding of gravity and magnetism.
<u>A) Possible trigger for this tsunami:</u>
The reason which might be possible for the tsunami is massive sea waves of water which are resulted from the under sea earthquakes which struck in the gulf of Alaska triggered tsunami.
<u>B) Officials those who doesn’t prepare the public for the possible disaster:</u>
The officials should make the people aware about the disaster and should evacuate the people from that area to avoid any loss of damage to life and property.
<u>C) Is preparations are adequate to prevent a catastrophe for the Pacific Northwest:</u>
No, the state has not done enough to prevent the damage and people are till now building in this potential danger zones.
