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What is the name of the ritual ballgame played by the Maya and Aztecs on a stone court, in which players used their hips to strike a heavy rubber ball through a stone ring, often ending with human sacrifice?
Answer: Pok-ta-Pok — Pok-ta-Pok was more than a game — it re-enacted the mythical battle between the Hero Twins and the lords of the underworld, with the losing team sometimes offered as a sacrifice to the gods.
- A Patolli
- B Pok-ta-Pok ✓
- C Totoloque
- D Ulama
Pok-ta-Pok was more than a game — it re-enacted the mythical battle between the Hero Twins and the lords of the underworld, with the losing team sometimes offered as a sacrifice to the gods.