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The Ball Game
Long time ago the Mesoamerican civilizations
used to
play the Ball Game or
Juego de Pelota
in Spanish. It was a sport of life and death. The
Ball Game was usually played by two teams in a
court with a rubber ball that weighed more than
a kilo and was about the size of a man’s head.
About the rules, historians think the players
could only touch the ball with their hips, elbows
and knees but not with their hands or feet. The
players had to get the ball through a stone ring
on the wall until the first team scored a point.
The captain or some of the players of the losing
team
used to
be sacrificed. The Mesoamerican
civilizations believed that human sacrifice
pleased their gods.
Write
3. Correct the wrong information.
Example:
a) The French civilizations used to play the Ball Game.
The Mesoamerican civilizations used to play the Ball Game.
b) The Ball Game was usually played by three teams.
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c) The players could touch the ball with their hands or feet.
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d) The captain or some of the players of the winner team were sacrificed.
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e) The Mesoamerican civilizations didn’t believe that human sacrifice pleased
their gods.
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