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Date range 2600 B.C 250 A.D Start of civilization until its decline 1500B.C -300A.D. http://www.lost- civilizations.net/mayan-history.html Where?

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WORSHIP Prayed and made offering foods,flowers and incense They would pierce their bodies with sharp needles and would offer their blood believing this would nourish the gods Sometime Maya carried out human sacrifice usually captured enemies They belived there was 13 heavens and 9 underworlds Hunab k was what the belived to be their creator god. Book and http://gomexico.about.com/od/hi storyculture/p/maya.htm http://gomexico.about.com/od/hi storyculture/p/maya.htm http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4 743169804273477&w=208&h=147& c=7&rs=1&url=http%3a%2f%2ffind ingthemayans.weebly.com%2fmay an-religion.html&pid=1.7 http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4 743169804273477&w=208&h=147& c=7&rs=1&url=http%3a%2f%2ffind ingthemayans.weebly.com%2fmay an-religion.html&pid=1.7 Religion

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Hierarchical society was divided into classes and professions http://gomexico.abo ut.com/od/historycul ture/p/maya.htm http://gomexico.abo ut.com/od/historycul ture/p/maya.htm http://2.bp.blogspot.com /- UsU8MYxDpj8/TaMbKo BOdDI/AAAAAAAAAD 4/ls2ARbZ3pt0/s1600/s ociety_pyramid.jpg Social classes

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The Myans relied on trade between cities, they would trade jams uch as topaz, and jade Also would trade salt, Flint,feathers,shells and honey History book Economy/ Trade

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The Mayans art reflect their lifestyles and culture Art was composed of delineation and painting upon paper and plaster carving in wood, stone, clay, stucco models, and terra cotta figurines from molds Architecture Process metal working was also highly developed but as the resources were scarce, the only created ornaments in media Commissioned by Mayan kings to memorialize themselves and ensure their place in history Men and women of power serve to recreate the history http://www.indians.org/welker/maya.htmhttp://www.indians.org/welker/maya.htm Art / Architecture

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1200 B.c-400b.C 250 900 A.D book When?

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They grew maze beans and squash by planting razed beds above swamps on hillside terraces This aloud them to grow large amounts of food textbook Agriculture

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Achevivements such as math writing,astronomy and calenders http://gomexicoabout.com http://gomexicoabout.com Achievements

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The government is Theocracy Ruled by kings priests and religion (churchs they ruled through religion) Government

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Early specalation centured on sudden catastrophe it may have been volcanism an earthquake or a deadly hurricane Some belived it was a unknown disease, that is untracable today something like Europe's Black Death http://authenticmaya.co m/maya_culture.htm http://authenticmaya.co m/maya_culture.htm Decline / collapse