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Organize the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 6

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Source 6.1 Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok, a Royal Couple of Yaxchilan

Source 6.2 The Presentation of Captives

Source 6.3 A Bloodletting Ritual

Source 6.4 The Ball Game

Source 6.5 Maya King at Leisure

The following exercises provide an opportunity to use the sources collectively to respond to a guiding question.

Guiding Question

What can we learn from these sources about the values, preoccupations, and outlooks of the Maya elite?

Instructions

Below are five topics that might find a place in organizing an essay responding to the guiding question. This exercise asks you to identify which sources would provide relevant evidence for that topic. Select the best answers for each question. Choose ALL that apply.

Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 6.26

Which of the sources would provide evidence relating to ritual life among the Maya elite? Choose ALL that apply.
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1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	B. Source 6.2: The Presentation of Captives
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	C. Source 6.3: A Bloodletting Ritual
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Correct: Source 6.1: This depiction of Shield Jaguar preparing for a ceremony sheds light on both Maya ritual life and the activities of kings and queens. Source 6.2: This source sheds light on the ritual life of the Maya because it depicts a ceremony where prisoners of war were presented to the king. Source 6.3: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok are performing a bloodletting ritual; therefore, this image provides evidence of ritual life in the Maya world. Source 6.4: Ball games were frequently associated with the ritual life of the Maya. Source 6.5: No formal ritual takes place in the scene, so the image casts no light on ritual life.

Incorrect: Source 6.1: This depiction of Shield Jaguar preparing for a ceremony sheds light on both Maya ritual life and the activities of kings and queens. Source 6.2: This source sheds light on the ritual life of the Maya because it depicts a ceremony where prisoners of war were presented to the king. Source 6.3: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok are performing a bloodletting ritual; therefore, this image provides evidence of ritual life in the Maya world. Source 6.4: Ball games were frequently associated with the ritual life of the Maya. Source 6.5: No formal ritual takes place in the scene, so the image casts no light on ritual life.

Question 6.27

Which of the following sources would provide evidence of women participating in Maya society? Choose ALL that apply.
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1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	B. Source 6.2: The Presentation of Captives
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	C. Source 6.3: A Bloodletting Ritual
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Correct: Source 6.1: This depiction of Lady Xok helping Shield Jaguar prepare for a ceremony sheds light on the roles of women in elite culture. Source 6.2: This source depicts royal women in the king’s entourage at this ceremony. Source 6.3: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok are performing a bloodletting ritual; therefore this image provides evidence of the role of women in Maya society. Source 6.4: This source depicts no women and so reveal little light on the participation of women in Maya life, except through their absence. Source 6.5: This source depicts no women and so reveal little light on the participation of women in Maya life, except through their absence.

Incorrect: Source 6.1: This depiction of Lady Xok helping Shield Jaguar prepare for a ceremony sheds light on the roles of women in elite culture. Source 6.2: This source depicts royal women in the king’s entourage at this ceremony. Source 6.3: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok are performing a bloodletting ritual; therefore this image provides evidence of the role of women in Maya society. Source 6.4: This source depicts no women and so reveal little light on the participation of women in Maya life, except through their absence. Source 6.5: This source depicts no women and so reveal little light on the participation of women in Maya life, except through their absence.

Question 6.28

Which of the following sources would provide evidence relating to bloodletting rituals in Maya society? Choose ALL that apply.
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1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	B. Source 6.2: The Presentation of Captives
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	C. Source 6.3: A Bloodletting Ritual
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ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw==	E. Source 6.5: A Maya Ruler Relaxing

Correct: Source 6.2: The prisoners on the left of the image are participating, almost certainly unwillingly, in a bloodletting ritual. Source 6.3: This richly detailed scene depicts Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok performing a bloodletting ritual. Source 6.1: This source adds little to our understanding of bloodletting rituals, which are not depicted. Source 6.4: Although bloodletting rituals were at times associated with ball games, this image does not shed significant light on this activity Source 6.5: No bloodletting is depicted in this scene, so the image casts no light on the phenomenon.

Incorrect: Source 6.2: The prisoners on the left of the image are participating, almost certainly unwillingly, in a bloodletting ritual. Source 6.3: This richly detailed scene depicts Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok performing a bloodletting ritual. Source 6.1: This source adds little to our understanding of bloodletting rituals, which are not depicted. Source 6.4: Although bloodletting rituals were at times associated with ball games, this image does not shed significant light on this activity Source 6.5: No bloodletting is depicted in this scene, so the image casts no light on the phenomenon.

Question 6.29

Which of the following sources would provide evidence relating to recreation or leisure in Maya society? Choose ALL that apply.
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ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw==	B. Source 6.2: The Presentation of Captives
ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw==	C. Source 6.3: A Bloodletting Ritual
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	D. Source 6.4: The Ball Game
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	E. Source 6.5: A Maya Ruler Relaxing

Correct: Source 6.4: For the Maya, this type of ball game was a significant form of recreation and leisure. Source 6.5: This source depicts a Maya ruler relaxing and thus casts light on recreation and leisure. Source 6.1: Shield Jaguar is busy in the image preparing for a formal ceremony, so this image reveals little about recreation or leisure. Source 6.2: This source depicts formal ceremonies and thus sheds no light on Maya outlooks on recreation or leisure. Source 6.3: This source depict formal ceremonies and thus shed no light on Maya outlooks on recreation or leisure.

Incorrect: Source 6.4: For the Maya, this type of ball game was a significant form of recreation and leisure. Source 6.5: This source depicts a Maya ruler relaxing and thus casts light on recreation and leisure. Source 6.1: Shield Jaguar is busy in the image preparing for a formal ceremony, so this image reveals little about recreation or leisure. Source 6.2: This source depicts formal ceremonies and thus sheds no light on Maya outlooks on recreation or leisure. Source 6.3: This source depict formal ceremonies and thus shed no light on Maya outlooks on recreation or leisure.

Question 6.30

Which of the following sources would provide evidence relating to the dress of kings in Maya society? Choose ALL that apply.
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1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	B. Source 6.2: The Presentation of Captives
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	C. Source 6.3: A Bloodletting Ritual
ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw==	D. Source 6.4: The Ball Game
1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA==	E. Source 6.5: A Maya Ruler Relaxing

Correct: Source 6.1: Shield Jaguar’s clothing and ceremonial helmet, held by Lady Xok, shed light on the dress of kings. Source 6.2: The king is depicted in ceremonial regalia. Source 6.3: The richly carved depiction of Shield Jaguar in this image sheds light on the dress of kings. Source 6.5: This source depicts a Maya ruler relaxing and thus casts light on the dress of kings on informal occasions. Source 6.4: No royal figures are present in the image, so it sheds no light on the dress of kings.

Incorrect: Source 6.1: Shield Jaguar’s clothing and ceremonial helmet, held by Lady Xok, shed light on the dress of kings. Source 6.2: The king is depicted in ceremonial regalia. Source 6.3: The richly carved depiction of Shield Jaguar in this image sheds light on the dress of kings. Source 6.5: This source depicts a Maya ruler relaxing and thus casts light on the dress of kings on informal occasions. Source 6.4: No royal figures are present in the image, so it sheds no light on the dress of kings.