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I note in the material about the Popol Vuh itself, you are not actually reading it for this assignment, but I encourage you to take the opportunity to read it sometime, especially the creation myth that begins the book. There is a great animated version of the creation myth available on YouTube--thanks to Mary Pollington for finding that. I also wanted to add something here about the very process of "translation," but I think that I'll do that under the assignment background notes. Photo credit "First page of the Rabinal Manuscript of the Popol Vuh, kept in the Newberry Library, Chicago, the Ayer Collection.

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Read the material about the Popol Vuh (along with the study questions) and answer the following question in a paragraph.

Citing specific evidence from material about the Popol Vuh, how difficult has it been to preserve a copy of the Popol Vuh over the centuries?

Your paragraph must follow this format.

Please take a moment to review Charlie's History Writing Center(See the tutorial on the one-page paper and the paper examples.) for specific information on the writing requirements for the assignments in the course. There is also a good example of a one-page paper available that will show you how to structure your paper. Please check this short explanation of what it means to cite historical evidence.

Your assignment should be submitted on Canvas.