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Mayan B all Game Ulama

Mayan B all Game Ulama. BY Jacob Greenzweig And Dakota H ewitt. Who . This ballgame played by the Aztecs and other Nahuatl - speaking peoples in Mexico . What. The name made up of two words ullama , which means the playing of a game with a ball, and ulli , rubber.

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Mayan B all Game Ulama

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  1. Mayan Ball Game Ulama BY Jacob Greenzweig And Dakota Hewitt

  2. Who • This ballgame played by the Aztecs and other Nahuatl -speaking peoples in Mexico

  3. What • The name made up of two words ullama, which means the playing of a game with a ball, and ulli, rubber. • The game is played by the players deflecting the 9lb ball with their hips. To the left is a picture of a stone slab with a decapitated player because the game represented life and death

  4. Where • Ulama is a game that is play on a court that is in the shape of and I. • . The court was usually between 100 and 200 feet long, with a center line. • At center court against the walls were two stone-carved rings.

  5. When • In Central Mexico in the 16th century. Players played a type of ballgame in which the players deflected the ball with their hips Palma, AD 600-900, Veracruz, Mexico

  6. Why • During the ball game, gambling was common among the spectators. • Surrounding the court were areas for spectators, nobles and judges

  7. References • http://archive.archaeology.org/0309/abstracts/ballgame.html • http://www.ulama.freehomepage.com/ • http://www.ulama.freehomepage.com/photo.html • http://www.deepfun.com/tocati-festival-italy/

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