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Essay Galaxy - Mayan Beliefs
Mayan Beliefs
The Mayans believe that Mother Earth was a gigantic monster. It was an
alligator, toad, and a turtle combined. Above her was a sky with a layer for
each planet and spheres of movement for the sun and the moon. Below her was the
underworld where heavenly bodies passed when out of sight. All around her were
the spirits of rain and thunder. The deities of the food plants and animals
attended her. All nature was alive and it was constantly dying and being reborn
(Burland 1771).
The Mayans are American Indian people who lived in southern Mexico
(Miller "Maya" Grolier). The Yucatan was the center of the Mayan civilization
from about the 1st century B.C. ("Yucantan" Grolier). They flourished in Mexico
and central America from 250 to 1600 A.D. ("History of Agriculture" Grolier).
Their ancestors had crossed the Bering ....
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