Mayan religion
European Encounters
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What god did the Mayan worship?

Itzamna

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When was the Mayan Empire at its peak?

250-900 CE

200

Why did they build temples?

So they can preform rituals as well as human sacrifices 

200

When did the Spanish arrive?

1500's

300

Why did they buried there loved ones under there homes?

So there ancestors could come protect them 

300

how were most of the Mayans killed?

diseases brought by the Spanish 

400

What was the Itzamna?

the creator of god

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Who were the battles between?

Mayan and Spanish 

500

what does the god K'inich Ahau do?

god of the day sun 

500

Why were the stone cities being abandon?

Because they were getting over populated

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