Question
One of this culture’s creation myths is preserved in the Books of Chilam Balam. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Mesoamerican civilization whose epic, the Popul Vuh, was preserved by Francisco Ximénez. In that epic, the Hero Twins Hunahpu (“HOO-nah-poo”) and Xbalanque (“sh’bah-LAHN-kay”) defeat the lords of the underworld in a ballgame.
ANSWER: Mayans [or K’iche’ or Yucatec or Mopan or Tzotzil; prompt on indigenous Mexicans or Guatemalans]
[10m] The Hero Twins defeat the lords of this Mayan underworld. This place contains a river of scorpions, a river of blood, and a river of pus.
ANSWER: Xibalba (“shee-BALL-bah”)
[10h] In Xibalba, the Hero Twins encounter this dangerous bat god, who the heroes trick by hiding in their blowguns.
ANSWER: Camazotz
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
Data
| Columbia A | Penn A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Yale B | Columbia B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |