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Religion, Creation,Sacrifice and much more to learn!
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Religion was very important to the Mayans.
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The Mayans first form of men were called the wizard of the fatal laugh, the wizard of the night, the careless and the black wizard.
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The Popal voh was the Mayans bible, it was very precious to them.
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The ancient Mayans performed rituals to get close to gods. Fact box You can swim in the sacred cenote, legend has it that if you do it will add 2 years to your life.
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The Mayans believe that there were 3 layers to the world and that the world was flat and lay on the back of a turtle like creature.
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Interestingly, the Mayan leader sacrificed blood to insure they kept there power. Priest were thought to be able to talk to the gods, this gave them incredible power.
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Nobles when they died were buried in tombs but commoners were buried in there own home,so they could be informed of daily life by ancestors.
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Surprisingly, Mayans had over 150 gods.
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