MAYAN CULTURE

MAYA OR MAYAN CIVILISATION LIVED IN AN AREA CALLED THE MESOAMERICA OR AS WE CALL IT  CENTRAL AMERICA OR MEXICO. THE MAYAN CIVILISATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN AROUND 1000 BC AND Lasted until 1967 CE. all Maya shared a common life and religion, but every city in the Mayan times had their own noble leader. These cities never came together to form one powerful empire because the Mayan kings were often at war to choose who was the strongest king and the best city, for a sacrifice to the gods. The Mayan farmers were astonishing at there job. They used to grow vegetable, wheat and raised stingless bees for honey to use in there food.

MAYAN SPORTS.

In Mayan sports, the most famous sport in Mayan times was called the pliz. It was a political and religious game because when one team would win the other team would be killed in respect for the gods in those times. The Mayans are the people of southern Mexico and Northen America and they have 3000 years of history that no one in the 20th century knew about until now. Archaeological evidence shows that the pyramids were built to get closer to the gods. The most famous pyramid in Mayan history is El Castillo and the pyramid of the sun which is one of the Rarest pyramids ever made because in Mayan history when the sun shines down it does it on the pyramid and they say when it does that the Mayans can get closer to the gods.

THE MAYAN IS CALLED THE PYRAMID OF THE SUN BECAUSE

THE SUN WOULD SHINE DOWN ON TOP AND AS SOON AS

PEOPLE WENT UP THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD GET CLOSER TO HEAVEN.

This is called Mayan football or as they may call it the pliz.

Because they could not use their feet or hands, what they had to do was to use there nee or there leg, also there was a small hoop in the side of the court during every game and the Mayans had to get a leather ball though if they wanted to win. But if they won they would be killed by the losing team to show their appreciation to the gods watching the match.