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This photo shows an early Mesoamerican structure.
A step-pyramid structure built from stone by the Mayans in Chichen Itza.
What was this structure most likely used for?
creating terraces for farm fields
practicing rituals and ceremonies
playing a ball game with stone hoops
protecting a city from invading armies
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practicing rituals and ceremonies
Maya step pyramids like El Castillo at Chichén Itzá served as temples and platforms for religious rites, offerings, and astronomical observances, not as farm terraces or defensive walls (the ball game used separate courts).
Maya step pyramids like El Castillo at Chichén Itzá served as temples and platforms for religious rites, offerings, and astronomical observances, not as farm terraces or defensive walls (the ball game used separate courts).
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