Maya Religion

How did scholars learn about the Maya religion?

• someone told them
• present day Maya practices and artifacts
• A book about the Mayas
• Looked it up on the internet

What does polytheistic mean?

• To believe in theories
• Religion
• To preform a ritual
• Believed in many gods

What were the primary Maya Gods in charge of?

• the sacred round
• priests
• Forces or objects in nature
• pok-a-tok

What kind of characteristics did the Maya gods have?

• natural
• people
• animal
• artistic

The Mayas believed the gods created the world, what else could the gods do?

• destroy it
• make it bigger
• live in it

Who is the only person that can lead rituals and seek gods advice?

• ruler
• nobles
• priests
• peasants

What items did the Maya offer the gods?

• water
• objects from nature
• tree sap
• paintings

Why did the Mayas sacrifice animals and sometimes humans?

• Blood made the gods stronger
• They were naughty
• They just liked killing things
• Just because

Who played in the game called pok-a-tok?

• Rulers
• Nobles
• Peasants
• Slaves

What happened the the losers of pok-a-tok?

• They were sacrificed
• They became slaves
• They had to give all valuables to the winners
• They were moved to a peasant status