Meaning In The Mayan Daily Life

The Mayans daily life was very interesting. They did farming, decorating, and woving daily, but farming was their main priority. Their main area was in and around the Yucatan peninsula. Almost everyone lived with their families. To farm they used stone tools or their own bare hands. They had a “ball game” which is now known as basketball. While they weren’t playing their “ball game” they danced for entertainment. The clothes they wore depended on where they lived. Most of their clothes were made by woveing. Both men and women had tattoos. They kept dog, ducks, etc. As pets. They hunted rabbits, deer, and turkey. Most of their food and drinks were made by grounding corn. Hunting was the main priority before farming was. The agricultural farming

They did farming, decorating, and woving daily, but farming was their main priority. Their main area was in and around the Yucatan peninsula. Almost everyone lived with their families. To farm they used stone tools or their own bare hands. They had a “ball game” which is now known as basketball. While they weren’t playing their “ball game” they danced for entertainment. The clothes they wore depended on where they lived. Most of their clothes were made by woveing. Both men and women had tattoos. They kept dog, ducks, etc. As pets. They hunted rabbits, deer, and turkey. Most of their food and drinks were made by grounding corn. Hunting was the main priority before farming was. The agricultural farming goods they produced included beans, chilies, sweet potatoes, and squashes. It was common to get in arguments and sometime fights. Their medicine was sometimes made from human parts including hair and teeth. Some prisoners and slaves were sacrificed or tortured. They also had copper, gold, turquoise, and onyx jewelry. Only worshippers got piercings. They wrote on tree bark. Their pyramids were hundreds of feet above their jungles. In fact, El Castillo was one of their pyramids that had 91 steps on each side. Structures in every city were made of stone. In fact, rulers (kings) lived in palaces made of stone. Slaves were usually killed when their owners died. People were sacrificed by being shot with arrows at the top of a pyramid. Life

The Pre-Classic period of their civilization was from 1800 B.C. to A.D. . In 300 B.C. they came up with the idea for kings. They made a lot of arts including carving, painting, sculptures, and ceramics. However, they made these arts so they could be remembered throughout history. On the other hand, it took them nearly 2000 years to build their temples, pyramids etc. . El Castillo is a pyramid that can still be found today.

The Mayans were ruled by a government. Leaders and nobles were judges. On the other hand there, was really no difference between kings and priests. In fact, you became a priests by being wealthy. This takes us to their punishments. Crimes such as murder were sentenced as death. Weird punishments like shaving heads were used back then. The Mayans believed in many gods. In fact, Itzamna is a god that they worshipped. They recognized their rulers everyday.

The Mayans achieved many achievements. Scientists used almost all art to find out about them. Their calendar was made by carving into buildings, stele artifacts, and books.

The Mayans lived in multiple major cities. Each major city had a Mesoamerican (basketball) court in it. Highlands was an area that they lived in. Their ball game is now known as basketball. In fact, a human head was used as a ball in their ball game.

Rumor has it that this civilization hasn’t ended