How do I find out about Mayan religions and beliefs? Gods ...€¦ · Mayan lives revolved around religion. They had many special ceremonies and rituals to honour the gods and ask

To know that the Mayans worshipped many different gods

To know some of the ways in which Mayans worshipped

Describe how religion affected people’s daily lives

Research some key facts about each topic

• Religion

• Gods

• Sacrifices

• Afterlife

• Temples

• Priests

• Ceremonies

How do I find out about Mayan religions and beliefs?

Lesson 4

Let’s recap

Mayan society was structured a bit like a pyramid.

The higher up the pyramid you were, the more

important you were.

Video?

watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSMTd

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Task

Read the information sheet about Mayan religion, then using what you have learnt from this lesson,

the video and the information sheet:

Write at least 3 sentences under each of these sub-headings about the subject: Gods, Temples, Priests, Sacrifices and Offerings, Ceremonies, Afterlife.

If you want to, you can also draw a picture to illustrate each one.

Read the story of the Maya Creation Myth.

Plenary:

Next lesson…

You will find out about everyday life for the

Mayan people.