La Venta

(noun)

The main city of the Olmec civilization.

Related Terms

Examples of La Venta in the following topics:

  • The Olmec

    • They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco, and had their center in the city of La Venta.
    • Here the Olmec constructed permanent city-temple complexes at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, La Venta, Tres Zapotes, and Laguna de los Cerros.
    • Trading helped the Olmec build their urban centers of San Lorenzo and La Venta.
    • Remains of the last capital of the Olmec society, La Venta, include this religious site where elites most likely performed rituals.
    • Surviving art, like this relief of a king or chief found in La Venta, help provide clues about how Olmec society functioned.

  • The Preclassic Period of the Maya

    • For instance, the site of La Blanca featured a central mound more than seventy-five feet tall.
    • Beginning around 900 BCE, the Pacific coastal region fell under the dominance of the La Blanca statelet, which collapsed around 600 BCE, to be replaced by a polity centered around the El Ujuxte site.
    • During this period, the Olmec culture reached its zenith, centered around the capital of La Venta in modern-day Tabasco near the early Maya centers.
    • Their capital city of La Venta contains extensive earthworks and stone monuments, including several of the distinctive Olmec stone heads.

  • Colossal Heads of the Olmec

    • The huge basalt rocks for the large works of sculpture were quarried at distant sites and transported to Olmec centers such as San Lorenzo and La Venta.

  • Cultures of Mesoamerica

    • The Olmec are also known for building massive stone sculptures many of which were discovered at La Venta in the modern Mexican state of Tabasco.  

  • Using Electoral Politics

    • LaRouche is the NCLC's founder and the inspiration for its political views.
    • (For more information on these views see the article "Political Views of Lyndon LaRouche," as well as the main article titled "Lyndon LaRouche. " An overview of LaRouche's organizations is in "LaRouche movement. ") The highest group within the NCLC is the "National Executive Committee" (NEC), described as the "inner leadership circle" or "an elite circle of insiders" that "oversees policy. " The next most senior group is the "National Committee" (NC), which is reportedly "one step beneath the NEC. "
    • In 1976, they nominated LaRouche for President of the United States on the Labor Party ticket, along with numerous candidates for lower office.
    • In 1979, LaRouche changed his political strategy to allow him to run in the Democratic primaries, rather than as a third party candidate.
    • LaRouche was the leader of the National Caucus of Labor Committees, an interest group that later developed a distinct political party that nominated LaRouche for president of the U.S.

  • Norris–La Guardia Act

    • La Guardia of New York, both Republicans.
    • Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882 – 1947) was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a Republican.
    • LaGuardia was a Republican who appealed across party lines, was very popular in New York during the 1930s.
    • La Guardia revitalized New York City and restored public faith in City Hall.
    • LaGuardia were the chief sponsors of the Act.

  • Gothic Architecture: La Saint-Chapelle

    • Louis IX's patronage of the arts drove much innovation in Gothic art and architecture, exemplified by his commission of La Saint-Chappelle, an example of Rayonnant Gothic architecture.
    • Louis' personal chapel, La Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, was copied more than once by his descendants elsewhere.
    • La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel) is one of the only surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France.
    • La Sainte-Chapelle stands squarely upon a lower chapel, which served as parish church for all the inhabitants of the palace, which was the seat of government.
    • Discuss the innovations in Gothic art and architecture seen in La Saint-Chappelle

  • Suggested Multimedia Resources

  • The Election of 1924

    • La Follette of Wisconsin, who ran as the candidate of the Progressive Party.
    • La Follette, a former U.S.
    • In 12 states, the La Follette vote was greater than that cast for Davis.
    • In Wisconsin, La Follette also defeated the Republican ticket, thus gaining one state in the Electoral College.
    • Bryan of Nebraska, and La Follette, paired with Montana Senator Burton K.

  • Democracy

    • La Follette Sr.
    • La Follette has been called, "arguably the most important and recognized leader of the opposition to the growing dominance of corporations over the Government," and is one of the key figures pointed to in Wisconsin's long history of political liberalism.
    • To implement this program, La Follette began working with University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty.
    • As governor, La Follette signed legislation that created the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (now Bureau) to ensure that a research agency would be available for the development of legislation.
    • La Follette Sr. served as a member of the U.S.