The Ball
The Court
Origins
PLayers/ Uniform
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100
It was what the ball was made of.
What is Rubber.
100
They were on most of the courts that were hung vertically in the air.
What are rings.
100
Where the game came from.
What is Mesoamerica.
100
The number of players on each team.
What is 11.
100
The number of ballcourts that have been found.
What is 1,300.
200
The ball usually varied in _____ and ______.
What is size and weight.
200
They were on the sides of the court to help keep the ball in play.
What are sloped walls.
200
Mesoamerica had a subtropical climate which was ideal for growing what?
What is a rubber tree.
200
They were attached to the front of the yoke for ceremonial purposes.
What is a hachca.
200
The time period in which the game was played.
What is 2500 B.C.
300
These were wound together to form the ball.
What are rubber strips.
300
They symbolized the city's wealth and power.
What are ballcourts.
300
The "inventors" of the game.
What is Olmec.
300
Name three types of padding that the players wore during the game.
What is a yoke, arm protectors, knee guards, hip protection, and a helmet.
300
The knife that was used in the sacrificing due to its sharpness.
What is the obsidian knife.
400
What the ball could have symbolized in the game.
What is the sun.
400
The shape of almost all of the ballcourts in Mesoamerica.
What is "I".
400
Three major groups that played virtually the same game.
What are the Aztec, Olmec, and Maya.
400
PLayers wore large ______ that had animal logos on them.
What is a Headdress.
400
What the ballcourts were meant to mirror.
What are the heavens.
500
The olmecs came up with the idea to mix this with the rubber to make it last longer and to give it a better bounce.
What is the juice of the Morning Glory Vine.
500
What the ballcourts all varied in.
What is size.
500
Three places which are included as part of Mesoamerica.
What is Belize, Guatemala, part of Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador.
500
A thick heavy deflector that was worn around the waist of the player
What is a yoke.
500
The name of the court which had the three markers down the center showing a scene of the game.
What is copan.
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