Special Facts
Location and Geography
Religion
Temples & Other Places
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What Organization made Chichen Itza a World Heritage site?
UNESCO
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Where is Chichen Itza located?
Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
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What two religions took over Chichen Itza?
Maya and Toltec
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What temple is most inspiring for Chichen Itza?
The Temple of the warriors
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What temple is now part of the Seven Wonders of the world?
El Castillo
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What portion of Yucatan is Chichen Itza located?
Eastern Portion
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Was the Mayan Polytheist or Monotheist?
Polytheist
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What temple is named after the plumed serpent god?
El Castillo
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What is the name of the famous cenote?
Sacred Cenote or Cenote Sagrado
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How many kilometers is Chichen Itza away from Merida?
120 km
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What main gods to the Mayan believe in?
Itzamna, Quetzalcoatl,Bolom Tzacab, and Chac
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What is the reason for the wall of skulls
they were all about fun
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What did they find in the cenote?
Gold, Jade, Pottery, Incense, and human remains of men and children
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Where are the interior rivers located?
Underground
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What god represented Harvesting and growing?
Chac
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How did El Caracol get its name?
From the interior staircase
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What time period does the serpent slither down the main staircase?
Spring and Autumn Equinox
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What time period did Chichen Itza finally develop completely?
After 900 AD.
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What did Quetzalcoatl represent to the Toltec?
Learning, Fertility, Gentility, Holiness, Culture, and Philosophy
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What are the four subjects of the Wall of the Skulls?
1) Wall of Skulls 2)Human Sacrifice 3) Eagle eating heart 4)skeletal warriors with shield and arrows
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