Government: The Different Types Of The Mayan Government

The Mayans were controlled by a government. First, their type of government was a monarchy. The government was organized because they were a royal family. Second, their leaders were Nobles and Kings. Yes, they did receive help because the people were like slaves. Third, they are important because they were born into the royal family.

The Mayans had many cities throughout South America. However, the main area is the tropical lowlands, what is now Guatemala, and all of the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, Teotihuacan, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador were their cities. In addition, the cities were basic places on top of other structures. For example, you can find palaces, temples, and public works in the cities. So Then, an estimated more than 7 million people lived in these cities.

The Maya had very interesting lives.

First of all, they were all named according to their birthdays. Sometimes, the people were sometimes painted blue and tortured. Usually, they filed their teeth into points. In any case, they never used iron or steel. By the way, they had 3 calendars. Nevertheless, no calendar predicted the future. Of course, nobody knows how the empire declined. Incidentally, severed heads were thought to be balls. Later on, many of their writings were lost. In fact, they wrote on almost anything. Looking back, Mayan medicine was quite advanced. At that time, most of the people’s noses were beak shaped. Furthermore, their teeth were inlaid with jade. Then, a Mayan state submitted to Spanish. On the other hand, Saunas and sweat baths were a thing.

The Maya achieved many great things during their lives. For one thing, the Mayans excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyphic writing, calendar making, and mathematics. Besides, they left behind impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Obviously, they used glyptic symbols to write. For instance, they had an understanding of

astronomy.

The Mayans daily life was full of a lot of hard work. Likewise, their lives were full of agriculture and food gathering. Though, their homes were either palaces, huts, or a single room house. In fact, the style of their clothes depend on the region they live in. In any event, they ate fish, deer, duck, turkey, tomatoes, corn, porridge, beans, squash, sweet potatoes, and papaya. Moreover, playing music, dancing, and playing the Mayan ball game were their recreational activities.

The Mayans traded and did a lot of things for a living. They hunted and farmed for a living. As a result, they produced corns, beans, and squash. Therefore, the Mayans traded feathers, gold, jade, amber, quartz, honey, animal pelts, manta, herbal medicines, vegetable dyes, mortars, pestles, bags of salt, and cacao. All in all, they traded by taking it overseas.

The Mayans really cared for their gods. Meanwhile, their religion was Roman Catholic. Similarly, Itzam Na,Yax, Huracan, Kinich Ajaw, Chaak, Kawil, Kisim, and Ix’ Chel, were their gods. Truly, human sacrifice and bloodletting was how they worshiped their gods. By the same token, pyramid like temples are what religious buildings look like.

The Mayan history was very interesting. By this time, the Spanish had contact with the civilization. Because of this, their tools were sharpened tools, wood, bladed weapons, and other simple stone tools were their weapons.

The Mayans no longer exist for many reasons. At last, the Mayans didn’t vanish many cities they lived in became abandoned.