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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CHICHEN ITZA
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CHICHEN ITZA

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ORTHOGRAPHY & LOCATION

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ORTHOGRAPHY & LOCATION

At the mouth of the well of the Itza.

eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico

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MAYAN CIVILIZATION

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MAGNIFICENT MAYAN QUEEN

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ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHEOLOGY

master builders

no metal tools

stone, wood tools to build

Soft limestone

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MATHEMATICS &ASTRONOMY

predict solar eclipses

number zero

paper from fig tree bark

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MAYAN CALENDAR

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MAYAN HIEROGLYPHICS

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TEMPLE OF JAGUAR

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GREAT BALL COURT

Mesoamerican ball game

13 pounds rubber ball

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TEMPLE OF WARRIORS

flanked by rows of carved columns

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SACRED CENOTE (WELL OF SACRIFICE)sinkhole wells.

Young female victims

Rain god

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THE TRIP

1.2 million tourists

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THAT’S ALL