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    The Maya culture was a sedentary civilization located in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and other parts of Central America with a history spanning over 2,000 years. Their architecture included steep pyramids, temples, and palaces with thick walls and narrow rooms in the Petén region of Guatemala. Religion was very important in Maya society and influenced agriculture, public ceremonies, art, and culture. They worshipped many gods with Hunab Ku being the main creator god. Each Maya had four names including a normal name chosen by parents, a surname, names incorporating their parents' names, and a nickname.

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    The Maya culture was a sedentary civilization located in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and other parts of Central America with a history spanning over 2,000 years. Their architecture included steep pyramids, temples, and palaces with thick walls and narrow rooms in the Petén region of Guatemala. Religion was very important in Maya society and influenced agriculture, public ceremonies, art, and culture. They worshipped many gods with Hunab Ku being the main creator god. Each Maya had four names including a normal name chosen by parents, a surname, names incorporating their parents' names, and a nickname.

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    The Maya culture was a sedentary civilization located in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and other parts of Central America with a history spanning over 2,000 years. Their architecture included steep pyramids, temples, and palaces with thick walls and narrow rooms in the Petén region of Guatemala. Religion was very important in Maya society and influenced agriculture, public ceremonies, art, and culture. They worshipped many gods with Hunab Ku being the main creator god. Each Maya had four names including a normal name chosen by parents, a surname, names incorporating their parents' names, and a nickname.

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    THE MAYA CULTURE

    INTRODUCTION
    TheMayaswere sedentary village that was

    located geographically in the territory of southern Mexico !uate"ala and other parts of Central #"erica$It is especially i"portant their presence and influence in the territories of present !uate"ala and %eli&e with a rich history of a'out ( ))) years$The ancient Maya were one of the pre*Colu"'ian Mesoa"erican cultures$

    #rchitecture
    CO/#N Central Petn:+ro" steep pyra"ids te"ples and high hollow crests on haunches two*story palace with thic, walls narrow roo"s and false low Mayan arches$-xa"ple. Ti,al in !uate"ala

    Religion
    Religion influenca life of the Maya in agricultural

    rites in pu'lic cere"onies art and culture$Its i"portance was great$The Maya worshiped "any gods and is a Religion poliste0ta$
    The "ain Mayan gods. 1Hunab Ku:23is na"e "eans 4one !od45 !od

    the Creator$It was the "ain Mayan god creator of the world and hu"anity fro" "ai&e$3una' 6u is the father and the lord of all gods$

    MOR-7
    -ach Mayan had four na"es.
    The first was the nor"al na"e they chose their parents or paal ,a'a$ If "an was

    put in front 4#h4 and if fe"ale you put in front the na"e 4Ix4$
    #fter carrying his na"e or surna"e$ The third na"e was naal ,a'a or a co"'ination of the na"e of his father and

    "other or the fa"ily na"es of the father and "other$


    The last was the coconut ,a'a which was the nic,na"e put the"$ Mayan +a"ilies generally have seven to nine children though hardly all survived$

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