Question
This civilization carved reliefs of a Ceiba world tree in their Temple of the Cross complex. A building erected by this civilization dubbed “the snail” contains a stone spiral staircase and openings aligned to the path of Venus. El Mirador contains the largest of a triadic architecture invented during this civilization’s Pre-Classic era. The Petén Basin is home to this civilization’s cities of Tikal and Calakmul. A large step pyramid dedicated to Kukulkan was built by this civilization, whose territory included that of modern-day Guatemala. Chichen Itza was built by, for 10 points, what Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in the Yucatan peninsula? ■END■
ANSWER: Mayan civilization [accept Yucatec Maya, K'iche Maya, or other Mayan groups]
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Ashish Kumbhardare | Rowan | Lehigh | 64 | 10 |
Andrew Yang (UG) | Columbia B | Penn | 65 | 10 |
Jacob Martin (UG) | Maryland | Fordham | 71 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Princeton | 72 | 10 |