The Hero Twins of the Mayan Sacred Ball Gameand

Pachacuti, Inca Empire BuilderFollow-up questions from pages 82-93, 112-121

Write detailed answers to the following slide questions.

Sacred Ball Game• 1. Why did the boys believe they could win against the

Lords of Death when their father and uncle couldn’t?• 2. When the boys traveled to the great city, what clues

in the story tell you that it was an important trading community?

• 3. Describe some of the trickery that the Lords of Death performed to try and confuse their opponents.

• 4. Explain why the Lords of Death were so scary looking. What had they done to themselves?

• 5. Why was the ball game so important to the Maya?• 6. What kinds of stories in your own culture are like the

hero twins in Mayan culture?

Pachacuti-Inca Builder• 1. Why do you think Yupanqui took a name

that meant “destroyer”?• 2. Why was Pachacuti wise in giving his

former enemies high jobs in his government?• 3. Why did Pachacuti punish dishonest judges

and nobles so harshly?• 4. What made the great square of Cuzco such

a wondrous place?• 5. Do you agree with the narrator of the story

that Pachacuti was a great and wise ruler? Explain your answer.