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Mayan Sacrifices By: Ike Alexanian

Mayan Sacrifices By: Ike Alexanian. Mayan Sacrifices. It was an honor to be sacrificed if you were a Mayan. It was a part of their religion. Mayan Sacrifice. The human sacrifices were not very common. They would sacrifice animals or their prisoners.

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Mayan Sacrifices By: Ike Alexanian

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  1. Mayan Sacrifices By: Ike Alexanian

  2. Mayan Sacrifices • It was an honor to be sacrificed if you were a Mayan. • It was a part of their religion.

  3. Mayan Sacrifice • The human sacrifices were not very common. • They would sacrifice animals or their prisoners. • They also believed blood sacrifice kept the system in balance.

  4. Warfare • The people that died were victims. • Blood went to the gods. • Sacrifice also had to do will ballgames.

  5. Other Sacrificed things • Other things were sacrificed. • Jaguars, parrots, owls, turtles, and many more

  6. Why did they do it? • They believed the gods wanted blood. • They thought they had a duty to the gods

  7. Items they used • Obsidian knives • Stingray spines • Knotted cords

  8. What did they use the tools for? • Used knotted cords to draw blood from their bodies. • Obsidian, and Stingray spines were used to extract blood.

  9. Sacrifice • Most common way of sacrifice:“ah nacom”. • Is extract the heart quickly. • Chac: the person that did the procedure

  10. Procedure to extract the heart • Used “ah nacom” • 4 people helped Chac • Chac held the Humans limbs

  11. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

  12. Picture Bibliography • www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=mayan+sacrifice&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=796&tbm=isch&tbnid=RXIPCMqWxSpExM:&imgrefurl=http://gallery.sjsu.edu/sacrifice/precolumbian.html&docid=4wD6DNjmAdPBOM&imgurl=http://gallery.sjsu.edu/sacrifice/Image15.jpg&w=367&h=400&ei=QipfT42oCY6dOtuDiIQI&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=909&vpy=131&dur=4088&hovh=234&hovw=215&tx=70&ty=92&sig=108728804956300259130&page=1&tbnh=138&tbnw=120&start=0&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0 • http://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=mayan+sacrifice&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=796&tbm=isch&tbnid=WurGgFICiwxEZM:&imgrefurl=http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~walters/web%2520103/unit%25201%2520old%2520worlds.html&docid=J3NEfNJYaY_Z2M&imgurl=http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/walter.sargent/public.www/web%252520103/aztec%252520sacrifice.jpg&w=413&h=421&ei=QipfT42oCY6dOtuDiIQI&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=840&vpy=363&dur=935&hovh=227&hovw=222&tx=113&ty=88&sig=108728804956300259130&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=126&start=0&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:32,s:0 • http://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=mayan+sacrifice&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=796&tbm=isch&tbnid=eQOIdPfKZgxhsM:&imgrefurl=http://www.historywiz.com/mythology.htm&docid=qDhTZWjJp7k1LM&imgurl=http://www.historywiz.com/images/religion/mayansacrifice.gif&w=397&h=323&ei=QipfT42oCY6dOtuDiIQI&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=745&vpy=155&dur=439&hovh=181&hovw=223&tx=125&ty=99&sig=108728804956300259130&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=165&start=0&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0 • http://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=Obsidian+knives&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1600&bih=796&tbm=isch&tbnid=oExAGcPMdxxVhM:&imgrefurl=http://www.greatbasinart.com/custom-obsidian-knives.html&docid=hA4NEvqEyvS4bM&imgurl=http://www.greatbasinart.com/knives/knife-deer-antler-scrimshaw-21.jpg&w=598&h=298&ei=Si1fT4eXHsKgOpKZhYQI&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=154&vpy=171&dur=2091&hovh=158&hovw=318&tx=144&ty=76&sig=108728804956300259130&page=1&tbnh=93&tbnw=186&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

  13. Picture Bibliography (2) • http://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=stingray+spines&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1600&bih=796&tbm=isch&tbnid=ANglF0_xoJrLpM:&imgrefurl=http://eanh.blogspot.com/2007/12/sting-ray-attack.html&docid=HCcpeuUH79o-gM&imgurl=http://www.eanh.net/images/convexTip2541.jpg&w=600&h=315&ei=6C1fT4GpCMSdOrvu8eoH&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=280&vpy=165&dur=408&hovh=163&hovw=310&tx=153&ty=58&sig=108728804956300259130&page=1&tbnh=135&tbnw=226&start=0&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

  14. Bibliography • "Did the Mayan Sacrifice Humans to Their Gods?" Maya Indian. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. http://www.mayaindian.com/greene/maya_FAQ_ans17.htm. • "Human Sacrifice Among The Maya." About.com Ancient / Classical History. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/deathafterlife/qt/01270 9MayaScrfc.htm>. • "Sacrifice in Maya Culture." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Mar. 2012. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_in_Maya_culture>.

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