Question

which two civilizations had such a great influence on later cultures they were called the "mother cultures"?

Answer 1

The answer to the selected question is the Olmec and the Zapotec

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: The Olmec and the Zapotec

Both of these civilizations left a considerable amount of artefacts which believed to be much more advanced compared to other civilizations in term of its arts and culture (such as statues, masks, and paintings). Because of this, many historians believed that the development of arts and culture on the rest of the world were influenced by the culture of olmec and zapotec