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1 Religion, Creation,Sacrifice and much more to learn!

2 Religion was very important to the Mayans.

3 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.

4 The Popal voh was the Mayans bible, it was very precious to them.

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 Surprisingly, Mayans had over 150 gods.

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