The Aztec Ballgame where the Losers were Sacrificed

Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/Zy5U30rzWi6 Whichever form the ballgame best served the society in which it was played, ōllamaliztli and pitz made up a huge part of Meso-American political and cultural life. With the Spanish conquest, the game’s widespread adoption suffered a gradual decline, in part because the new masters saw it as barbaric. Sacrificial victims have been documented, including defeated noble players, coaches, and sometimes entire teams! Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Music Credit: Expeditionary by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100436 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Running Waters Full Band by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Sources: Sports, Games, and Gambling in the Aztec World By Martin Wasserman Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Civilizations, Grades 5 - 8 By Michael Kramme The Aztecs Under Spanish Rule: A History of the Indians of the Valley of New Mexico By Charles Gibson "Ulama", the Survival of the Mesoamerican Ballgame Ullamaliztli Ted J. J. Leyenaar