<span>The most striking legacy of the Olmec civilization must be the colossal stone heads they produced. These were carved in basalt and all display unique facial features so that they may be considered portraits of actual rulers. Hope this helps. Have a nice day.</span>
Originally, the ruins were dated to the Mycenaean period, 1600–1100 BC but later studies showed an older occupation date starting no later than 2800 BC, so it also includes early Bronze Age middle Minoan and transitional material. It is now believed that the town was submerged around 1000 BC by the first of three earthquakes that the area suffered. The area never re-emerged, so it was neither built-over nor disrupted by agriculture. Although eroded over the centuries, the town layout is as it was thousands of years ago. The site is under threat of damage by boats dragging anchors, as well as by tourists and souvenir hunters
The mercantilism is an economic theory that the trade is what generates wealth, being stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which should be encouraged by the government by means of protectionism. This led the leaders of the strong Western European countries to seek for territories from which they can benefit in the sense of gaining more goods for trade, and then use the people in the colonies as customers as well, thus creating lot of wealth. And so they did. France, Spain, the British Empire, Netherlands, Portugal, all managed to create colonies at places that were rich in natural resources and goods that were well paid and demanded. On top of it, they made colonies so that they can expand their market, thus they were producing in the colonies, using them as a market, and making lot of profit. In order for this to be happening, the governments used their military in order to protect their colonies, often engaging into conflicts.