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Mayans rarely used people from their tribe, instead they used captured people from rival tribes to use as slaves. Slaves are at the bottom of the hierarchies chart. Surprisingly, Mayan slaves lived life pretty comfortable compared to the farmers.

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Mayans had many superstitions. One of them was if you walked over a broom you will become very clumsy, if a woman was to drink out of a chipped cup, her baby will be born with a cleft lip. One more was if you cry while walking in certain places in the mountains your soul will become trapped by the Mayan spirit guides.

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Mayans had a 3 unique rituals of human sacrifice. They would paint the martyr (person getting sacrificed) blue (Mayans associated blue with Chaak, god of rain.)  One ritual was to rip the still beating heart out of the martyr's chest then the assistant priests would skin the the martyr and the priest would do a ritual dance in the skin, finally the priest would throw the martyr down the temple stairs where everyone would take a part to eat.

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Mayan laws were very, very strict. Punishments ranged from a fine to having all your possessions auctioned or even worse, being sold to slavery or thrown in jail. Mayan laws were quite fair; if you committed a lesser crime your hair would be cut short (short hair was a disgrace in Mayan culture) and so on.

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Young girls were expected to to perform household duties, while young boys here to helps their fathers on the farm. Mostly women raised children; but when a boy turned 4 or 5 his father began training his son. The Maya desired unnatural physical characteristics for their children. For example, at a very young age wooden boards were pressed on a baby's foreheads to create a flat surface. Another way was to cross babies eyes, to do this, objects were dangled above the baby's eyes until they become permanently crossed.

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Mayan tools were commonly made of jadeite, chert and obsidian. They used their tools for stone-cutting, woodworking, farming and sculpting. heir tools had a simple design having a curved blade fastened to wooden or bone handles. Mayans also used tools for agriculture and warfare.

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The Mayans commonly used limestone to make their pyramids and houses. They also used mud to make a selection of buildings.

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The five main crops that the Mayans ate were squash, maize, beans, chilli peppers and corn. Although Mayan land was very rocky; vegetation thrived because they got and average of 36 inches of rainfall each year! Water was also found in natural wells (Cenotes) which are feed by underground rivers.

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The Mayans lived between Mexico and Central America.

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Coastal Mayan tribes used canoes to export salt, dried fish, pearls and shells. Although the Maya never discovered the wheel and had no beasts of burden they were great traders, as they carried goods on the back of slaves.

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Mayans had very unique, vibrant clothing made from materials found in their tropical environment. Mayan kings and queens wore clothes that were made from feathered headdresses, jade jewelry and clothes made from dangerous animals (jaguars etc.)

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Chandu and Michael's Movie about the Aztecs and Mayans

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Mayan music disappeared after the Spanish invaded in 1523. They played trumpets, rattles and drums at festivals and they played to the gods also.

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The Mayans had one main form of entertainment, a game like basketball; except way more sophisticated. It involved a 90m alley, a rubber ball and wooden protection. The aim of the game was to get the ball into the stone hoop by only hitting the ball with your elbows, thighs and hips. Losing the game was a deadly mistake; as the losers get ritually executed. The game was commonly played to settle disputes against rival tribes.

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The traditional diet of a Mayan included squash, maize, beans, chili and various types of fruit trees. Food was stored underground and above ground cribs. Mayans didn't consume much meat until the Spanish introduced cattle, pigs, turkeys and chickens.

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Mayan doctors (medicine men) were very religious and spiritual people who commonly used herbal medicine. Mayans believed that sickness was a punishment for a mistake, so the medicine man had to know all about the patients attributes and past.

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The most common type of house in Maya was a house mad of mud and stone with a hay roof. They usually one our two sets of stairs with statues all around them.