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=Gender Roles= http://imgkid.com/mayan-hunting.shtml http://www.localhistories.org/maya.html http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Guatemala.html http://www.insightonconflict.org/conflicts/guatemala/peacebuilding-organisations/asociacion-maya-de-desarrollo/ http://www.ehow.com/info_8077728_roles-men-women-maya-tribe.html Mayan women were meant to do most of the domestic/house work like raise the children, cook, clean, raise the animals, make the clothing, and make crafts they could use to trade. The men would mostly run the government, hunt for the food, fight in the military. Growing crops was done together where a male would plow the field and a women would follow him and plant or harv est. =Sports= http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/mayanballgame.htm http://www.remnantradio.org/Archives/articles/Baseball/baseball.htm A game the Mayans would play is called Ball Game. The Mayans used a rubber ball that was 20 inches in diameter. The game was played in a stone court that measured 459 feet by 114 feet. The walls were sloped and hanging high at the top of the court were stone rings used to score. The way to play the game was passing the ball without touching the ball with your hands, and the only way to end a game was by dropping the ball or scoring once since it was so hard to score without using your hands.

=Languages= http://www.ancientscripts.com/maya.html http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanlanguages.html The Mayan language is a descendant from a proto-language, called Proto-Mayan. This proto-language is believed to have been spoken in Guatemalan Cuchumatanes where the first expansion resulted in the first splitting of the Huastecan branch from Mayan proper then splitted into Proto-Yucatecan and Proto-Cholan. Some Mayan dialects are Qhuche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, and Mam. =Art= http://www.hdwallpapersphoto.com/10924/end-mayan-calendar-wallpapers.html http://mayantimeline.blogspot.com/p/art.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/2187871/Dutch-prepare-for-Maya-apocalypse.html http://anthrojournal.com/issue/may/article/of-the-same-stuff-as-gods-musical-instruments-among-the-classic-maya http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_art.htm Mayan art reflects their lifestyle. They made art out of many different materials such as, paper, plaster, wood, obsidian, bones, shells, stones, and clay. Many of the Mayan Kings furniture were hand crafted including their thrones. One of the most common forms of sculptures they would do is a stela. A stela is a large stone slab that would be carved to depict rulers of where they are. The large stone slabs would be moved from somewhere far in the jungle and the person would somehow manage to transport the large slab back to where they would work on it. Many of their sculptures would include unique stones in it. Music to the Mayns were a way of communication to their gods, and a way of speaking to spirits. A form of an instrument they used was similar to a trumpet carved from conch shells, Flutes were made from carved figurines, and drums were made from turtle shells. =Social Stratification= http://agrariansocieties.weebly.com/what-is-an-agrarian-society.html http://www.hierarchystructure.com/ancient-mayan-social-hierarchy/ http://project-history.blogspot.com/2005/10/mayan-social-classes.html Just as every group of people Mayans also had social classes. Lower class was made up of farmers and slaves. Slaves were usually captured enemies. Both farmers and slaves did most of the hard work and they made up most of the military. The middle class was made up of government workers that provided goods that could be traded. High class was the noble class most wealthy and had the most power. The King was mostly at the top of the class. The only way to ge t to the top was to be born into it.

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=Family Structure= http://mayaninfo.wikispaces.com/Family+Structure,+Kinship,+and+Marriage http://www.microkhan.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/ancientmayancivilization/mayan-family-life A Mayan family would consist of mostly 7 members. The mens job was farming and hunting for the food. The women and children's jobs were house chores. Since most families were wealthy enough children did not get an education. Only the children in the noble families went to school. Before the 1950's marriages were arranged by the family members. The bride's parents would receive money fro m the grooms parents for raising the daughter. The Mayans had both nuclear and extended families. It was typical for the elderly family members to move in with them once they are unable to take care of themselves.

=Religion= http://www.riviera-maya-holidays.com/maya-religion.html http://www.destination360.com/central-america/maya/mayan-gods https://www.thinglink.com/scene/568494545231151105 http://anthropology.msu.edu/anp264-ss13/2013/04/24/mayans-religion-gods-animal-spirits-and-pyramids/ The Mayans religion mostly had to deal with nature. The Mayans made calenders and also made pyramids with temples on top that was used for religious rituals. The Mayans had two types of pyramids. Both sacred one for human sacrifices to please their god and one not to be touched. They were Polytheist and worshiped more the 165 gods all once living on earth doing human activities.They believe everyone's soul would end up in the underworld unless you died at birth or sacrificed.