Tula(ballgame)

The Ancient City of Tula covered about 13 square kilometers [|http://www2.arnes.si/~eusmith/travel/mexico/tula/047.htm] The ancient city of Tula was located about 40 miles to the north west of what is now known as Mexico City, which had its main flourishing from around 750 to 1168. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0015617.html Tula Ball Hoop http://members.aol.com/cabrakan/tolhoopb.htm

Tula Ball Court http://members.aol.com/cabrakan/tolcrtb.htm

Toltec Warriors Statues in Tula http://www.crystalinks.com/toltecs.html In the Toltec Capital of Tula, there were three ball courts. In Tula, the ball game sacrifice and putting the head of the loser inside of the ball was not practiced. http://www.maya-art-books.org/s2html/symp1998_Feb11_12.html#anchor262489

This was a picture that Mr. Goldberg sent me of the Tula Ball Court. There was a very significant ball game in the MAYA culture, and Bird Jaguar defeated Jeweled Skull remembered all over the Maya region in Mexico and Guatemala. Jeweled Skull got decapitated for losing, and this was one of the main reasons why the ball game in MAYA was taken so seriously. (Article from Mr. G)

The Aztec style of the ball game was played very different form the other cultures. The players were only allowed to used their hips, thighs and elbows to move a solid rubber ball at a good speed. It was played by bouncing the ball off the two buildings that formed the court. The losers were always sacrificed. (Another Article from Mr. G)
 * - Sam Andrews**

The Tula ball game was some ways similar to the Mayan ball game. The Tula played there game on a 100m long court, but we still don't really understand how this sport was played. It's not clear if the whole losing team was sacrificed or just the captin, but in Tula they didn't put the head of their victim inside the ball. //**[|http://www.maya-art-books.org/s2html/symp1998_Feb11_12.html#anchor262489 **// Here is some photos of the ball court //**[|http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/toltecs/tula-air.jpeg **// //**[|http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/toltecs/tula-76.jpg **// -**Jimmy Joyner**
 * In this picture you can get a prospective of how big the ball court was.**

http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/maya/maya_art/5_ballgame_chrome.jpg [|**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame**] http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/517364507_ef0cdca5df.jpg?v=0 http://www.mcquades.org/IMG_3015.JPG
 * Differences in the Ballgame.**
 * An art depiction of the ballgame:**
 * Each civilization, (Olmec, Aztec, Toltec, Mixtec, etcetera) played the ball game. Evidince suggests that while most of the time, it was played for recreation. Men, women, and children all played the ball game.**
 * An actual court:**
 * A recreation of the actual game:**


 * -Zach D**