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Earth
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Who are the creators and makers?
Tepew & Q'uk'umatz
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Why were animals created?
So that there will not be silence and stillness beneath the tree branches and vines.
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what were the first humans made of?
Clay.
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What were the second humans made of?
Wood.
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What is Popol Vuj?
The sacred text of the Mayan People.
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What color were the creator and makers feathers?
Green and blue.
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What were the first cat like animals that they created?
Pumas and Jaguars.
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Why did they create the first human?
They wanted to be honored and remembered.
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Who did the second humans ask for advice?
The Grandmother (Ixmukane) & Grandfather (Ixpiyakok).
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Where does Popol Vuj originate from?
Indigenous people of Guatemala.
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Name their God?
Heart of Heaven or Juraqan.
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Who were the guardians of the vines?
Serpents/Snakes
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What characteristics did the creator/maker want the people to have?
Intelligent and respectful.
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What power was used by the elders?
Power of corn kernels and tz'ite' seeds.
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What professor Mandisa's daughters name?
Paloma
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What did they cry before the first creation appeared?
"Earth!"
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What weren't the animals able to do?
Speak
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What went wrong physically with the first humans?
Dissolve in water, could not walk, and could not multiply.
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Why were the second humans punished?
The wooden people did not remember and honor the creator/maker.
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How did princess Ixkik' get pregnant?
She was spat on by a skull fruit.
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What did Q'uk'umatz burst out after the first creation?
"Your blessings have been kind, O, Heart of Heaven, and now we can go on with our creation."
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What was the consequence for not being able to speak?
"From now on your flesh will be consumed and eaten, this is your fate."
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What went wrong mentally with the first humans?
They had no feelings and emotions.
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Why does the monkey look like people?
Monkeys were the survivors of the generation of wooden people.
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What is Mandisa's philosophy of teaching?
She invites students to co-create brave classroom spaces for dialogue and deep inquiry.