The Ball Game: The History Of The Aztec Ball Game

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INTRODUCTION
The Aztec's ball game was actually a reinvention of an ancient
Mesoamerican game which was played by a lot of people including the Mayans. It might have been invented by the ancient Olmec civilization. It was a very important part of the Aztec's way of living, not only because it was entertaining, but also because of political and religious reasons.

WHAT WOULD YOU WHEN YOU JUST SETTLE IN A NEW HOME?
I would most probably check the place out, check the place nearby or even go for a walk. The two main things the Aztecs would do when they newly settled in a place. First, they would build a shrine for the god Huitzilopotchli. Second, they would build a court next to it. In Tenochtitlan the court was surrounded by the palace and the temple. The Aztec ball game was known as ullamaliztli, was a very important.

Aztec ball game court
Ullamaliztli had a very special court name tlachtli or tlachco. The ball court was in the shape of and I, later on in time there were some changes made. Around the court there was a slope. The slope was surrounded by walls which were about 8-11 feet high. The court was mostly 100 to 200 hundred feet long. There was a center line and six markers along the slopes. At the center of the court against the walls they were two stone carved rings. They were mostly about 35 inches in diameter. They were often specially carved in an animal form.
Around the court there were sitting places for the watchers, nobles and the judges. You would often see skull racks on the walls which were called tzompantli. They had skulls of the scarified people. Sometimes the walls would have pictures of the people who were relieved when they got scarified.
Equipment
The ball was made out of hard rubber which weighed...

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...world would be if we didn't have soccer in the world. So you have to admit Aztecs’ brains were the best. Yes, what if you don’t want to play that game? In life you always have to go by majority even when I want to play football and there are always a lot of chances for your friends to love football and i think you would also like to play a game your friends play. So what do you think now?
All the information was from: Aztec ball game. (n.d.). Aztec ball game. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-ball-game.html
The Ball Game of Mesoamerica. (n.d.). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.ancient.eu.com/article/604/
Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). tlachtli (Aztec sporting field). Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved May 2, 2014, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597466/tlachtli

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