Mayan civilization

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The Mayan civilization has settled in Central America, in the country currently known as Belize, Honduras, Britain, El Salvador, Guatemala and the Mexican states such as Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche and Tabasco. This ancient civilization grew nearly two millennia before the birth of Christ - And continued until the Spanish reached those areas in that long period in which this great civilization was born there were many dialects and languages ​​that the inhabitants of these regions speak, as these languages ​​are the origin of nearly 44 Maya languages ​​exist today, It is also famous for its arts, architecture, mathematics and astronomy. Thus, the ancient civilization of Tuare contributed to many of the other civilizations that existed in the American region.


The Mayan King : 


The Kulaho is the title of the Mayan king, meaning the great ruler or the great, in addition to the sacred ruler, and the great center of the king and the sanctification did not come from a vacuum. The Mayan king has two main powers: political authority and religious authority.


Mayan society : 


The class in the Mayan civilization was clear and visible where the society was divided into two classes: the nobility; the second was the poor. The distinction between these two classes was distinguished through lifestyle, burial, dress, work, women's hairstyle and other things. Between the two classes, to the extent that many poor people were forced to sell themselves as slaves or to be slaughtered and buried with nobles because they believed that when the noble man was buried, the human victims must be buried with him to serve him after death.


Mayan beliefs : 


The Mayan beliefs regarding the universe envisioned the universe as 13 heavens, each dominating the sky of a god called Oxalonetiko. They also believed that there were nine heavens under the earth and would be controlled by Polontico. They also believed that the last heaven from heaven was the sky of hell. They believe that this heaven includes the kingdom of the god of death they have, ah bash. The Mayan people also believe that there are many other worlds besides the present world, but all have vanished. Only the present world is left, and they believe that the present world, which has survived without dying or ending or disappears thanks to four guards guarding it in the four directions, That in the middle of the Mayan world there is a gabled tree whose roots extend to penetrate the world below and that its upper branches penetrate the sky.