The ways of the Mayans

By: Jacob Skiermanski, Autumn Harmon, Drew Johnson, Emily Kace,

and Dana Erikson

Ancient Law

• A lot of the mayan laws were written through pottery.

• They were written through symbols or signs to decode a message.

• One of the major laws were not to commit murder or adultry

• The punishment for murder was death

Scientific backround

• Mayans believed in two types of calenders– Round calenders– Long calendersEvery 52 years was counted as a one intervalThey were grouped by days and cycles each was 144,000 days

Scientific Background

• The long calendar deals with 2012• Calender is based around the sun, moon, and

venus• The cycle ends December 21,2012• They believed that the eartyh would

illuminate itself and the human race in harmony with animals including sea creatures that will unify as a unit.

Mayan Civilization

• The ruler is believed top be descendants of the twins.

• Class System– Ruler– Nobles– Merchants– SlavesThey focused on time

Gods• Gods were very important to men• This would help the men connect to another

realm• Very strict• First offense… severely hurt• Second offense…executed • The common men were punished less severe• Punishments were depended on medical• Ederly were exempt on these punishments.

Violence

• Sculptures represent a capture• They were sculpted discombobulated and out

of shape from the actual human body• They had wood nailed to his back so they were

abled to be burned

Mayan Religion

• They are polytheistic (polytheism)• They were all part of the cosmos– Earth– Heaven– Underworld– Maize was a big p[art of their religion– Sky had 13 layers– 2 million followers follwed these ways– A lot of the people went to the underworld– Human sacrifice. There hearts would be taken out– Religon and science were one in the same