conch shells - Eastern Canada (1)

Question

In a royal Mayan tomb at El Perú-Waka, a dwarf figure with a removable ceramic helmet of a deer holds one of these objects, which were used to open portals to the underworld. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name these objects whose Strombus type was used by the Maya as boxing gloves. In Hawaii, these objects were used by canoes to harken their arrival to shore.

ANSWER: conch shells [accept queen conchs; prompt on shells or shell trumpets]

[10m] Discovered amongst the tombs of Waka was a greenstone figure with a shark tooth produced by this other civilization. La Venta and San Lorenzo were centers for this Mesoamerican civilization, which produced massive stone heads.

ANSWER: Olmecs

[10e] The Waka figures are often incorrectly compared to toys, Mayan examples of which were some of the few uses of this technology in Mesoamerica. Spokes and axles with this technology allowed for the development of carts.

ANSWER: wheels

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Northern California	Main	Y	4	25.00	100%	100%	50%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	18.57	100%	71%	14%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	40%	40%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	20.00	100%	89%	11%
Florida	Main	Y	4	20.00	75%	100%	25%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	12	20.83	83%	92%	33%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	23.33	100%	100%	33%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	20.00	100%	80%	20%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	17.78	78%	100%	0%
North	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	11	20.00	91%	91%	18%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	20.00	100%	88%	13%
South Central	Main	Y	7	21.43	100%	86%	29%
Southeast	Main	Y	13	18.46	92%	77%	15%
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	16.00	100%	60%	0%
UK (South)	UK	Y	7	17.14	100%	43%	29%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	22.00	100%	100%	20%

Data


McGill E	Carleton A	0	0	10	10
McGill A	McGill C	10	10	10	30
McGill B	Ottawa D	0	10	10	20
Ottawa B	Ottawa A	0	0	10	10
Ottawa C	Carleton B	10	0	10	20