The currency of cacao
The high stakes of the ballgame
Mesoamerican science and engineering
Gods, myths, and the underworld
YOUR GOAL
Master of The Maya and Aztec worlds
misslily Mesoamerican science and engineering
We mix the morning glory with the tree sap (with the tree sap!) / Making heavy rubber bounce like crazy (bounce like crazy!)
misslily Mesoamerican calendars were so precise they could track solar years, lunar cycles, and Venusian orbits with near-perfect accuracy.
misslily The Aztecs expanded their island capital by building highly productive floating agricultural fields called chinampas.
misslily Trade cacao cash, bounce rubber balls, and build temples to discover Maya and Aztec history.
Super-sharp obsidian: Aztec surgeons used obsidian blades that were so sharp they could cut between individual cells, leaving cleaner wounds than modern steel.
An artificial island built on a shallow lake bed for agricultural purposes. Aztec builders engineered these productive, raised plots to feed the growing population of Tenochtitlan.
Would you prefer living on a floating garden or in a high-tech modern apartment?
What celestial body did the Maya track with extreme precision to align their temples?