SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

All the cultures need any type of entertainment for the free time; the Aztecs and the Egypt are not the exception. Their imagination is necessary for design any kind of sport or entertainment, the Aztecs have their games like tlachtli and patolli, and on the other hand, the Egyptians have also their two games called Senet and mehen.

Music and dance were popular entertainments for those who could afford them. Instruments like bells, cymbals, tambourines, and drums are played by the Egyptians. The sistrum was a rattle-like musical instrument that was especially important in religious ceremonies. On the other side, Aztec people did design some magnificent percussion instruments and wind instruments. Flutes were also popular in Aztec music; they design the Chichitli whistle flute and the Cocoloctli, which was a flute that made a special buzzing sound. The Aztec and the Egyptian people, dance in celebrations for pleased the gods, their dances were like plays, they would describe something from the past or act out scenes about their gods. Also, both civilization have their own games, the Aztecs had two different games- tlachtli and patolli. The first one, Tlachtli was a ball game that was played between teams using rubber balls, it is consist that one person on each team would have to shoot the ball into a vertical hoop high over their heads with their knees without using their hands and the team which made the first basket won the game. The second one, patolli was a gambling game that was played with pebbles and dry beans. And for the Egyptians the games are also an important complement for their lives; some of the games that they play were called Senet, a board game where pieces moved according to random chance, another similar game was mehen, which had a circular gaming board.

For Aztecs, the poetry was an important aspect of their culture. In fact, the poetry is the highest art form in the culture and is necessary in all the rituals. For the Egyptians was not important this art. Another difference between Egypt and Aztecs is the passion for the soccer, Egypt culture love this sport and is the national sport. Some Egyptian Soccer clubs are El Ahly and El Zamalek is the two most popular teams. Squash and tennis are other popular sports in Egypt. The Aztecs don do these types of sports.

In conclusion, both cultures show a high level of imagination by their games, that these games has contributed in many ways in fields like music and games in our world today. The basketball is a clear example of that.

By Maria Paula Bohorquez