The History of the World Podcast, written and presented by Chris Hasler. Oh, I'm Mark Pimenta the host of the Warlords of History podcast, focused on intriguing warriors and leaders

ancient and medieval that were Titans during their respective ages, where over several

episodes will review each of their lifetimes and actions,

but also take this further by exploring the surrounding environmental and political conditions,

their motivations for taking on the mantle of war.

We'll cover what they did, how they did it, and finally what their legacy was beyond their

demise.

If any of this interests you, join me as we dive into their

world's in the warlords of their lifetimes, their worlds,

in the Warlords of History Podcast.

Volume 3 The Classical World, Episode 73 The Zapper Techs.

The Last Time that we were in this area of the world was during volume 2, in particularly episode 31.

This is when we spoke about the Ulmek culture who occupied the lands of the southeast of the

modern country of Mexico around 3,000 years ago. The Ulmex were known for producing and trading rubber, which is actually the meaning of the name

Olmec in the language of the Aztecs. The Olmex were one of the first recognizable

civilizations of Mesoamerica and they would have had a wide trade influence branching out from their heartlands on the

Gulf Coast of Mexico around the modern state of Veracruz. We can see that the Ulmex depicted anthropomorphic characters

likely to be deities and created colossal heads from basalt boulders, which had been moved over large distances, proving

the ancient human desire and ability to move heavy objects over distance in many different areas of the world.

One of the later trade partners of the Olmex before their decline were a people to their south who are from the modern Mexican state of Wachaca.

These people are known to history as the Zappa Tex, who were able to flourish due to the success of their trade links

and they would be able to build a city to rival the successful cities of their

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