Your assignment focuses on relating the significance of the game to the widespread cult of the Mesoamerican origin myth narrated in the Popol Vuh and represented in the carved reliefs of the ball courts, as well as in the decorations for ceramics, murals and sculptural forms?
Set aside time to view the film (50 minutes). Take notes while watching this Animated version of the Creation Myth of the Quiche Maya: the Popol Vuh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOEQNo5m4rg

After viewing the film Answer the following questions – one long paragraph per question, (150-200) words per paragraph (no bullet points).
1. What most impressed you regarding possible similarities you can identify with elements of the Popol Vuh and other religious and/or cultural origin myths and systems of beliefs? Explain with two examples from the film.

2. How does the film help you to understand and interpret the symbolic power of the artifacts that are examined in: Rex Koontz and Dr. Steven Zucker, “The Mesoamerican ballgame and a Classic Veracruz yoke,” in Smarthistory: https://smarthistory.org/the-mesoamerican-ballgame-and-a-classic-veracruz-yoke/  Explain with one example of the objects discussed.