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title: The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza
author: Joshua J. Mark
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/744/the-ball-court-temple-at-chichen-itza/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza

_Authored by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/)_

## Image File

[![The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/744.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/744.jpg)

## Image Caption

This small building sits high above the great Ball Court at [Chichen Itza](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chichen_Itza/) and has been identified as a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) from which the priests and royalty would watch the game of Pok-a-Tok played below them.

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## About the Author

Joshua J. Mark is World History Encyclopedia's co-founder and Content Director. He was previously a professor at Marist College (NY) where he taught history, philosophy, literature, and writing. He has traveled extensively and lived in Greece and Germany.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-j-mark/38/614/339)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Mark, J. J. (2012, July 06). The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/744/the-ball-court-temple-at-chichen-itza/>
### Chicago
Mark, Joshua J.. "The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 06, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/744/the-ball-court-temple-at-chichen-itza/>.
### MLA
Mark, Joshua J.. "The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jul 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/744/the-ball-court-temple-at-chichen-itza/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 06 July 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.