Question

Yuri Knorozov identified syllabic signs in this civilization’s script, (10[1])most (10[1])sources of which (-5[1])were destroyed (10[2])by Diego de Landa. (10[1])This civilization (10[1])used fig-bark (10[2])to make a type of paper called huun (10[2])(“hoon”). As (10[1])a funerary (-5[1])monument for a long-reigning ajaw (“ah-HOW”) named Pakal the Great, (10[4]-5[1])this (10[1])civilization (10[4])built the Temple of (10[1])the (10[1])Inscriptions (10[2])at Palenque. (10[1]-5[1])394-year (10[1]-5[1])periods (10[1])known as (10[2])baktun (10[1])(“BAHK-toon”) are used in this (10[1])civilization’s (10[1])base-20 (10[2])timekeeping, (10[4])attested (10[1])in (10[1])books (-5[1])like the Dresden Codex. Popular (10[1])misinterpretations of this civilization’s Long (10[1])Count (10[1])calendar (10[3]-5[1])sparked the idea (10[1])that the world (-5[1])would end (10[1])in (10[1])2012. (10[3])For 10 points, which civilization (10[1])built sites like Chichén Itzá (“CHEE-chen eets-HAH”) around the Yucatán Peninsula? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Mayan Civilisation [or Classical Maya]
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aidan JonesLiberty AVirginia Tech A810
Victor BenderPenn StateCornell F910
Chris ScheriRIT BU of Rochester B12-5
Sonya BatesUW WrathUBC A1410
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AFurman1410
Alec WestSyracuseU of Rochester A1810
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Penn B (DII)2010
Robert FreemanSouth Carolina BSouthern2210
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham AMaryland B (DII)2210
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Penn A (DII)3010
Neilesh Shroti (UG)Columbia BRutgers B3010
Ivan SumaneevUNC CAppalachian State A3110
Jacob BieriBoise StateUW Gluttony33-5
Varun Ambalavanan (DII)CWRU C (UG)CWRU B (DII) 42-5
Alex HestermannUW PrideUBC B4210
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DTennessee A4210
Terrence Han (DII)UCLA CClaremont C4210
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUCLA D4210
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BAlberta4310
Tom ScheriRIT ACornell B4410
Gregory StoneESFCornell G4410
Bailey Steed (DII)Miami C (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 4410
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Bard A (UG)4410
Aaron TaylorMissisippi StateGeorgia Tech B4810
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech EMississippi State A4910
Florian ChiuUW SlothArizona State A5010
John GambleNC StateVirginia Tech B5010
Ethan RehderDuke BUNC A52-5
Anthony Fangqing Yu (UG)UCLA AUCLA E5210
Luke WilliamsJames Madison BUNC D5310
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Rowan A (DII)53-5
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryVirginia5410
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CBinghamton C5610
Tarun KotiEmory AEmory Oxford5610
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Miami A (UG) 5710
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU B6110
Xander DiGiovanni (DII)USCClaremont B6210
Kritanu SahaCornell ACornell D6310
Mohamed Musa (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Michigan B (UG)6310
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton ARIT C6410
Adam Monusko (UG)Michigan A (UG) Michigan D (UG)6410
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B Ohio State B (DII) 6410
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BClaremont A6410
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan C CWRU A (UG) 6510
Jack OgletreeAuburn BVanderbilt B6610
Vincent MisterkiewiczCornell EBinghamton B67-5
Timothy PorterVCUAppalachian State B7210
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Lust7710
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan State A 7810
Anna HinkleGeorgia Tech BAuburn C7910
Ishaan KashyapGeorgia Tech CBelmont7910
Joseph ColeUNC BDuke A79-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Lehigh B (DII)7910
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AAlabama A8210
Malachi LedfordTusculumLiberty C85-5
Max KhurzmanUNC ADuke B8710
Ava Del ColloClemson BTennessee B8810
Deric WagnerBinghamton BCornell E8910
Jonathan SchneidauLiberty CTusculum8910
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU A (UG)8910
Gianna PettineU of Rochester BRIT B9410
Anthony Yin (DII)CWRU B (DII) CWRU C (UG)10310
Anirudh KumarUW GluttonyBoise State10410