Packet 2: Tossup 6

This civilization believed in thirteen heavens that were created from the head of a primordial monster. This civilization’s people extinguished (-5[1])all flames and watched a nighttime (15[1])ritual (15[1])on a nearby volcanic (15[1])mountain in their New Fire ceremony. (15[1])In this (15[1])civilization’s mythology, the god of darkness’ foot was (*) bitten off by a primordial world-crocodile and replaced (-5[2])with an obsidian mirror. Rain was overseen by this civilization’s god Tlaloc. (10[2])This civilization (10[1])believed (10[2]-5[1])that human (10[1])sacrifices (10[1])to (10[1])Huitzilopochtli (10[6])kept the sun alive. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Mesoamerican civilization that worshiped gods like Quetzalcoatl. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Aztecs [or Nahua; or Mexica]
<Mythology — Sriram Susarla> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 2
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/202516100%0%19%74.88
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/20255100%100%0%31.00
SPOOKY IX11/20/20255100%0%40%80.00