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Find this paper in your student email. It will help you find the links quickly.
Today you are going to learn a bit about Chichn Itz and the ancient Mayas!
Please write your answers on this paper. It is due at the end of this class period.
Go to: http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mayan/TourEntrance.html
Which of these areas answers each of the following questions? You may use an answer
more than once!
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B.
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El Castillo
The Temple of the Warriors
The Observatory
The Nunnery
The Ball Court
The Cenote

1)

_______This structure is surrounded by hundreds of columns

2)

_______Many human skeletons were found here.

3)

_______Once a year the sun casts a shadow which appears to be a winding snake.

4)

_______Was the living quarters of the high class Mayans.

5)

_______The inside is very dark and humid. This may be too much for some visitors.

6)

_______In this area a whisper can be heard from 500 feet away.

7)

_______This area contains underground caves and deep pools of water.

8)

_______This is a round structure whose Spanish name Caracol means snail shell.

Go to:
http://www.examiner.com/article/pok-a-tok-the-sacred-ball-game-of-the-ancient-maya
http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Article/726643
Use this website to answer the following questions. You may answer in English using your
OWN words.
1.

How long as the game Pok-A-Tok been played?

2.

Who were sometimes forced to play this game?

3.

What was the object of the game Pok-A-Tok?

4.

In the game Pok-A-Tok, what part of the body could not be used?

5.

How long could the game of Pok-A-Tok last?

6.

What was the penalty when a team lost at Pok-A-Tok?

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Use any of the sites below to find the answers to these questions. Do not google or
use any other search beyond these sites for your research:
http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mayan/TourEntrance.html
http://www.differentworld.com/mexico/places/chichen_itza/chichen_itza.htm
http://mexicolesstraveled.com/undergroundadventure2.htm
http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_3.htm
1. What is a cenote?

2. What was the Sacred Cenote of Chichn Itz used for in ancient times?

3. What is unique about the river system in the Yucatan peninsula?

4. Research the Mayan calendar. They determined that a year was 365 days, or 360 days + 5
days that were considered to be very what?

5. What was El Caracol used for by the Mayas? What shape does the building have?

6. What is the other name for El Castillo?

7. How many steps does the Pyramid of Kukulkn have? How does this make the pyramid a
physical representation of the Mayan calendar?

8. What happens during the spring and fall equinoxes to the staircases of the Pyramid of
Kukulkn?