How Did Mayans Affect The Mayan

The vast America is a wondrous and fascinating place filled with mystery. The history of America is still unsolved. But historians do their best to piece the North America’s history together. The great civilization of North America were the Maya people. They all had their share of problems, but the impact on history is great. The Mayans had a religion which is still being explored. The Mayans religion consists of multiple gods and human sacrifice. Many years of deciphering the ancient Maya writing has shown that the Mayans were a people of faith. The Mayans prided themselves with the deep connection of the supernatural world. According to the Mayans the earth is said to be the work of Huracan, the wind and sky god. The sky and earth connected,
If not, he would cause floods and lash out threatening thunder. Another Maya god is K’awil, he is known for being the protector of the royal line and is also linked to lightning. He is portrayed as having a piercing from a smoking torch or a grisly axe blade. As for his lower body, he also has a snake as one foot and a upturned snout for the other. K’awil is one of the Maya gods credited with the discovery of cocoa and maize after striking a mountain with a lightning bolt. Another Mayan god is Kisim or the “flatulent one.” This deity is the god of death and decay. He is shown as a decomposing skeleton or zombie. Kisim is often accompanied by an owl and according to Maya belief the owls are messengers of the dreadful underworld. The next Maya god is Ix Chel or the goddess of rainbows. While many people think rainbows symbolize goodwill, Ix is not to be confused with a god of goodwill. The Maya believe that rainbows are the “flatulence of demons.” They believe that they bring bad luck and disease. Ix Chel’s in her regular form is clawed, fanged, and dilapidated crone. But Ix Chel is well for lack of words doubled face. She represents fertility and childbirth and, in most contexts, she is shown as young and
But if that wasn’t enough they reserve human sacrifices only for the greatest Maya events. I can’t imagine going to a party, having a good time, then they bring out a man and kills them right in front of everyone to celebrate. To be honest I would throw up at the sight of a dead corpse. But bloodletting was not the only bloody ritual they did. The Maya also did human sacrifice. While wars were often fought for different reasons than religion sometimes religion would become involved. Shamans or priests would oftentimes help prepare and plan war strategies. These war priests were called nacom. Priests and Maya would combine aspects of war and religion, typically for taking prisoners in for sacrifice. The Maya believed that human sacrifices were crucial in keeping the gods satisfied and it was vital in securing a military victory. When a king or queen would rise to the throne they would commemorate the event with a human sacrifice. These prisoners would usually be royals or elites of the enemy state. But many sacrifices were performed in multiple ways but there were three that were most common. First was decapitation which is the removal of one's head, pretty nasty. Second was a popular method in which they would remove the heart from a