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Mayans were known as people of “corn” Ate a lot of crops (beans, squash, avocado pear etc.) Fruit Dogs, turkeys & ducks. Used timber from the jungle to build homes & temples. Farmers! They used some crops to make dye for clothing & gum Used plants to make medicine.
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Mayans were known as people of “corn” Ate a lot of crops (beans, squash, avocado pear etc.) Fruit Dogs, turkeys & ducks Used timber from the jungle to build homes & temples Farmers! They used some crops to make dye for clothing & gum Used plants to make medicine Used feathers from turkeys & ducks for clothes & cotton!
Family was important! Families lived together Children helped mothers with chores & ONLY wealthy children went to School!
Complex religion Worshipped heroes, deities, & ancestors not Saints like Europeans! Priests were responsible to link this world & the one of deities & spirits Believed in nature, mythology, & afterlife Prayed & made offerings of food, flowers, & incense Pierced their bodies to nourish & calm Gods Gave gold, jade, & other offerings to Gods
Built a lot of temples & pyramids Skilled road builders Created one of the most advanced road systems of their time Solar & religious calendar (GLYPH- Calendar/ Symbolic Picture) Built a major center in Guatemala called TIKAL Developed a writing System called CODEX used it to record information from the bark of fig trees (which is a book) Developed a mathematical system based on the number 20 Among the first people to use the number 0 They passed down a sacred religious book of the Mayans(bible) called POPOL VUH
They over used the land so they had to move out! There was a drought so it was hard for them to farm They had royal wars so it made it hard to farm & they died of hunger & diseases
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