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Mayan Quiz: Religion
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The Mayans believed that Jesus was the son of god.
The Mayans believed in many different Gods and godesses
The Mayan beliefs were straightforward. The believed the earth was flat and had 4 corners.
The Mayans had one God they worshopped
The Mayans tried to explain everything in nature with their gods.
Describe the Mayan temples. What did they look like? What were they made of? How were they decorated?
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Why did the Mayan's perform their sacrifices?
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They thought the Gods had sacrificed themselces to be the sun, moon etc. so they should do the same.
They wanted to make mummies to be part of their army.
They wanted the sun to be brighter.
So they could get into the better part of heaven.
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Every 20th day there was a Mayan festival.
The Mayans mummified their dead like the Ancient Egyptian.
During a festival the Mayan preists would climb up the tower in masks and large hats. Then they would sing and dance and make lots of noise.
The Mayans didn't have any religious festivals.
The Mayans didn't mummify their dead although they would bury them facing north because this was thought to face heaven.
During a festival the Mayan priests would climb naked, to the top of a temple and then cut their bodies so they would bleed as a personal sacrifice to the Gods
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