Question
A glyph depicting an owl holding one of these tools identifies a mysterious ruler who may have sent the general Siyaj K’ak’ to install his son Yax Nuun Ahiin on the throne of Tikal. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these tools that the Maya called hul'che, which today are typically referred to by their Nahuatl name or by the Australian word woomera.
ANSWER: spear-throwers [or atlatls; accept answers like a stick for throwing spears; accept arrows, or darts in place of “spears”; reject “spears” or “arrows” or “darts”]
[10e] Tatiana Proskouriakoff was the first to propose that this city’s lord Spearthrower Owl conquered Tikal in an event called the entrada, or the “arrival of strangers.” This city’s ruins contain the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon.
ANSWER: Teotihuacán
[10h] Teotihuacán’s power in the Mayan lands was later curbed by an ajaw of Calakmul whose name identifies him as a “witness” of this place. A queen of Naranjo partly named for this place is shown trampling a naked captive on her Stela 24.
ANSWER: sky [or chan; accept Lady Six Sky or Wak Chanil Ajaw or Wak Chan Jalam Ajaw Lem; accept Sky Witness or Ut Chanal]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data
| Chicago A | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |