Terminology
Religious Mayan text that describes how all the ancestors of humanity come from maize.
What is the Popol Vuh?
Pilgrimages are _______ activities.
What is communal?
This god is the god in charge of everything.
Who is God of the Hill, or Tzuultak’a?
A journey, especially to a shrine or sacred place.
What is a pilgrimage
This idea is demonstrated by the practices of the Mayans that have persisted and adapted over centuries.
What is cultural resilience?
What is corn beer?
A small settlement.
What is a hamlet?
The idea that myths and legends are tied to specific geographical features.
What is geomythology?
The bird that is offered to the gods.
What is a turkey?
An upright stone or slab erected as a monument, often carved or painted.
What is a stelae?
Some sacred sights have a specific _________ to symbolize the connection between the earthly and the divine.
What are architectural structures?
The crop that is responsible for creating and sustaining life.
What is maize?
The homes of earth gods that are caves or stone buildings.
What is an Aktun?
The Ch’orti’ Maya believe that ___________ live on the summits of four mountains, two to the east and two to the west of the town of Quetzaltepeque.
What are rain gods?
These two things are brought on pilgrimages so that the gods can smell the other offerings.
What are candles and incense?