(03.04 HC)Why was the wide extent of the Olmec trading network significant?

It demonstrates the wealth that the Olmec civilization possessed at its height.

Trade routes would have carried Olmec cultural influences throughout Mesoamerica.

The existence of a powerful merchant class implies an advanced civilization.

It illustrates the military control the Olmec were capable of exerting over large territories.

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(03.04 HC)Why was the wide extent of the Olmec trading network significant?

 It demonstrates the wealth that the Olmec civilization possessed at its height.

 Trade routes would have carried Olmec cultural influences throughout Mesoamerica.

 The existence of a powerful merchant class implies an advanced civilization.

 It illustrates the military control the Olmec were capable of exerting over large territories.