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1. What is the Mayan Ball Game?
The Mayan Ball game is a game that was played with the Mayan people almost 3000 years ago. It was played with a rubber ball made by the Mayans. The Ball Game was very important to the Mayans. Expert ball game players would play against amatures, usually an orphan, a prisoner, or a slave. The loser was sacrificed to the gods.
2. What are the rules?
The rules of this game are not exactly known. First of all, your aim was to get the rubber ball through the small hole on wither side of the court. You can't touch the ball with your hands, only shoulders, hips, thighs, elbows and feet. Teams were usually formed of 2 or 3 players, sometimes more.
The Mayan Ball game is a game that was played with the Mayan people almost 3000 years ago. It was played with a rubber ball made by the Mayans. The Ball Game was very important to the Mayans. Expert ball game players would play against amatures, usually an orphan, a prisoner, or a slave. The loser was sacrificed to the gods.
2. What are the rules?
The rules of this game are not exactly known. First of all, your aim was to get the rubber ball through the small hole on wither side of the court. You can't touch the ball with your hands, only shoulders, hips, thighs, elbows and feet. Teams were usually formed of 2 or 3 players, sometimes more.
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3. Did Women Play The Ball Game?
It's not exactly sure if women played the game. Many figurines have been found, but its not sure if they were ball game players or just actors in ceremonies?
It's not exactly sure if women played the game. Many figurines have been found, but its not sure if they were ball game players or just actors in ceremonies?
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4. How did they make the Ball?
The Maya lived in the midst of the forest, so they had access to many things. The rubber tree grew naturally in the jungle. They figured out how to use the sap, or latex, from the rubber tree to fashion the balls that were used during their games.
The Maya lived in the midst of the forest, so they had access to many things. The rubber tree grew naturally in the jungle. They figured out how to use the sap, or latex, from the rubber tree to fashion the balls that were used during their games.
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5. What was the largest Ball Court? Smallest?
The biggest ball court that has been found is in Northern Chichen Itza. 25 meters wide and 126 meters long. The walls rises up more than 7 meters. I couldn't find the smallest court exactly, but from what I found, one of the smaller ones seems to be in Tikal, and is used for small ceremonial occasions. It is 16 meters long, and 5 meters wide.
The biggest ball court that has been found is in Northern Chichen Itza. 25 meters wide and 126 meters long. The walls rises up more than 7 meters. I couldn't find the smallest court exactly, but from what I found, one of the smaller ones seems to be in Tikal, and is used for small ceremonial occasions. It is 16 meters long, and 5 meters wide.