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Ruler position was passed down through family members
Each city had its own ruler
Lived a life of luxury

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Only people who can read and write
Lived a life of luxury
Priests were most powerful

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Ran small businesses by creating and selling goods

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there were three empires

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The Mayan gods were all nature gods

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Glyph are read from top to bottem to read a sentence.

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The empire grew about 40 cities  in the classic time period.

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Tey beleived everything had secretness.

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The Mayans  developed an advanced and more complex language called hieroglyphs.

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The Mayans rule was broken down into major time periods.

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The first pre-classic Mayans lived to 1800BC to 250AC

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The first people were the classic mayans who lived from 1800 bc to the 2500 ad

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The ancient Maya were originaly Normans.

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The mountanis region of southern
Guatemala

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the mayans lived what is now central Mexico

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The Mayans language is called Hieroglyphics

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In modern day Mexico about 5 million people spoke 70 different languages.

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A type of ritual was bloodletting and pierced their skin.

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The mayans were a extremely reliegious group of people

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beleived if you pleased the gods you would have good luck

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Mayans lived in mountain ranges

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different cities made different languages

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Made up the majority of Mayan people
Worked hard
Worked in fields
Used for sacrifice

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no rights
easier life than peasants, but no freedoms

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In tropical rainforest climate

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Used for celebrations, ceremonies, and sacrifices

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Around plaza for Pok-a-Tok

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farming to support city
peasants lived here and worked

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Building- Limestone
Weapons and tools- volcanic rock and obsidian
Decoration- Quetzal feathers, jade, and marine shells