People in the Story
He is a history teacher from New York who studies ancient history.
Dr. Gomez
This Mayan word means "messenger of god" it is a special statue. Bugga-mot, Choco-puff, Chac-mool
Chac-mool
This is the country where the team went to dig in the jungle.
Mexico
People use dollars in the United States, but in Mexico they use this money. Pesos, Kroner, Pound
pesos
He is the boy who found the old round bowl in the dirt hole.
Jeff Ford
A Chac-mool statue looks like a person doing this activity. lying down, standing on their head, flying
lying down
Jeff found an old round bowl made out of this material.
clay
Hector called this man late at night to talk about selling a gold statue.
Mr. Morris
He is Jeff's best friend who climbed down the ladder to look at the discovery
Ken Rice
The word "Chichén" means this hole in the ground filled with water. A Pond, A Lake, A Well
A Well
Dr. Gómez said the clay bowl was at least this many years old. 100 years, 1000 years, 0r 50 years
1,000 years old
Luis gave Kris an envelope that held a check for this large amount of money. $150,000 , $50,000 , or$20
$150,000
He owns an art gallery in New York City and helped dig near the temple
Hector Perez
Ancient Mayan people threw this shiny yellow gift down into the well. Gold, Diamonds, Glitter
Gold
These animals in the jungle screamed when Ken yelled in the hole. Monkeys, Jaguars, or little kids
monkeys
Nick Ford could not go to Mexico because he was going to help open a museum in this city. San Francisco, Houston, Chicago
San Francisco
She is Jeff's sister who travels from New York to help the team in Mexico
Kris Ford
The temple name "Tzintzuntzan" means this tiny bird. An Ostrich, A Turkey, A Hummingbird
A Hummingbird
Dr. Gómez warned Hector that the jungle was full of these dangerous animals.
Snakes and Spiders
The boys and Dr. Gómez planned to drive to Lake Pátzcuaro in this kind of vehicle. A Jeep, Motorcycles, A taxi
A Jeep