The+Maya

=**Maya**=

This is our Mayan project. Now let me tell you a little about the Maya history. Now some of the cities that the Maya built were ceremonial centers. The population lived in small farming villages. The Maya abandoned their cities around 900 A.D. The Maya also had played sports like the Ball Game now the object of the game was to the ball through a hoop without your hands. It’s like soccer today the Maya have huge structures that were built just for the ball game. The game attracted lots of people to watch the game. Oh did I mention that this game was deadly! The captain of the losers would get their heads cut off. Now since the game was deadly the people would gamble to see who would win. Now you know that it wasn't just your friendly game of hoops!

The Maya grew a vary of crops which included:maize (corn), which they added to their daily diet, they also grew beans, squash, peppers, tomatoes, and sweet potatoes. They also learned how to grow fruit such as these: avocados, papayas, and some other kinds of fruits. They also were excellent hunters they hunted all sorts of things like puma, jaguar, mountain lions, pig like animals. The Maya were verry talented in craftwork as well. So long story short the Mayans were very talented people, although they may not be alive today their culture still lives on.
 * Maya Agriculture**


 * The religion of the Mayans** Mayan civilization started around 250AD influenced by the culture and region of the Olmec. During the first 650 years called the classic year’s Mayan civilization was made up of 40 cities spread across modern day Mexico. The Maya worshipped lots of nature gods the most important was the supreme god Itzamna the god of fire and hearth. An ancient document called the Popol vuh, describes what the Mayan believed was the creation of the heavens, the earth and the under world. The popol vuh also describes how the Mayans believed their gods created humans.
 * Mayan clothes and jewelry** A common outfit of a Mayan peasant was a loin cloth with a long strip of cotton called an ex could be worn around the waist and passed between the legs. Maya women wore a cotton skirt or a simple square cut shift that hung down from their shoulders with a cape like square of cotton known as pati which was also useful for a blanket. In the classic period around 200 A.D society became more advanced. The clothing, jewelry and personal decoration of the priest, nobles, and rulers became complex and fancy overflowing with richness beyond anything the peasants and working people could imagine. The Maya elite favored elaborate headdresses and wore garments with exquisite detail and brilliant colors.