Thursday, April 9, 2015

Mayan Religion

This picture depicts the Mayans sacrificing people.
The Mayans had a very deep history and religion. The Mayanculture began around 250 A.D. It was influenced by the Olmec civilization and practiced astronomy, divination, human sacrificing, and elaborate burial for royalty. They worshipped their gods in pyramids. The Mayan text describes religion.The Mayans are polytheistic. Their main gods are Quetzacoatal, Itzamna, Bolon, Tzacab, and Chac. The Dresolon, Madrid, and Paris codices contain important  things about Mayan religion. The Mayans had a important religion that influenced other people's that came after then such as the Aztecs. The Mayan religion is very important to the media medical society

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