Ancient Pre-Columbian Culture Of Central America

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1. The game was viewed as a battle between the sun against the moon and stars.

2. They wore headdresses or helmets.

3. They also wore padded clothes.

4. Usually if you got the ball through the hoop you won.

5. You lost points if you missed shooting the ball.

6. To tell apart the teams they wore face paint.

7.The Mesoamerica ball game is the oldest known team sport in the world.

8. It was practiced by ancient Pre-Columbian cultures of Central America.

9. To the Mayans, it was known as Pok a Tok, to the Aztec it was Tlachtli today it is called Ulama.

10. The large rubber ball used could weigh up to three to eight

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