MAYAN MAYAN CIVILISATIONCIVILISATION

DAILY LIFEDAILY LIFE

FAMILY LIFEFAMILY LIFE The Maya society was structured and The Maya society was structured and

highly hierarchical and organised.highly hierarchical and organised. Labour was divided like this: men Labour was divided like this: men

built the huts and worked in the corn built the huts and worked in the corn fields, and women prepared food, fields, and women prepared food, made clothes and took care of the made clothes and took care of the families’ everyday needs. families’ everyday needs.

The Maya civilization was never The Maya civilization was never united under one governing body like united under one governing body like the Roman or Egyptian.the Roman or Egyptian.

There was an educated part of the There was an educated part of the society who were scribes, artists and society who were scribes, artists and architects.architects.

 

Maya clothes reflected a person’s position in society and age.The clothes were made of vegetal fibres from the rainforest.Warriors wore ornate eagle feather hair dresses and jaguar skins.The Mayas jewellery it was made of opal, jade and obsidian.

The Maya believed the earth to be flat and four cornered. They had at least 166 gods. Priests were also doctors. The most used Maya medicine was a hot ,bitter,frothy drink made of ground cacao beans and quite similar to chocolate.It cured diahorrea and fatigue.

HOUSES

Most of the Maya people lived in small villages.Their houses had thatched roofs and usually had just one room.These huts were used all for sleeping.Daily housework was done outdoors in the central communal compound.

The Maya primary food was corn, The Maya primary food was corn, and they completed their diet with and they completed their diet with citrus, lima fruit high in vitamin C.citrus, lima fruit high in vitamin C.

The American indigenous bird was The American indigenous bird was Turkey.Turkey.

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