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THEY THOUGHT CROSSED EYES WERE ATTRACTIVE THEY ALSO WORKED HARD TO GET A SLOPED FOREHEAD THEY ADMIRED NOSES THAT WERE HIGHBRIDGED AND HOOKED THE MAYA WERE NOT BORN WITH THESE TRAITS AND WORKED HARD TO . Cycles of creation and destruction. Jimson weed. Vase of 7 gods (Guatemala) depicts important creation gods. According to inscriptions the gods are setting the stage for creation. “The sky is blackness” because the sky had not yet been raised above the primordial sea.. Central area of southern Mexico to the northern part of central America.. Thick Tropical forests with cleared areas where the Mayans farmed. . Geography. The Maya worshipped many gods, including a creator, a sun god, a moon goddess, and a maize god. Each god controlled a part of their daily lives.. L.O. To design and make a Mayan mask. Mayan Masks. Mayan masks had a wide variety of uses, and the importance of the masks dictated how intricate the designs on various masks were. The most sacred Mayan masks featured complex and delicate mosaics made out of jade. Leigh-Ann . Calotes. & . Smrithi. Chidambaram. Location & Time. Location: Mesoamerica (Included Guatemala, Southern Mexico, Northern Belize, and the Western Honduras. . Time: 2600 BCE-1300 CE . The Mayan civilization spread all over south-eastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras between 2500 B.C. and A.D. 250. They are well known for their mathematical and astronomical systems.. Mayan. By . Aingaran,Sam,Joesph,Luke,George. ,. Mason and Arian. Maya Gods!. The ancient Maya had over 150 gods. They have 5 extremely important gods. Here are the top 5 gods:. Itzamn. because he is the lord of heaven.. 11a,b. Olmecs. Built the first planned city in Central America. Had giant stone pyramids . Invented a hieroglyphic form of writing. Invented a number system with a zero. Had accurate calendars. Around the 1. The Mayan civilization spread all over south-eastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras between 2500 B.C. and A.D. 250. They are well known for their mathematical and astronomical systems.. Mayan. Olmec. people living in lowlands of South- central Mexico. At height during Pre-Classic period, 1200 to 400 BCE. “Mother-Culture” of other Mesoamerican Civilizations. first thought they were west Africans, now though they came from China across Bering Strait. February 23, 2007. Geography. Eastern third(3. rd. ) of Mesoamerica (. Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador);. Yucatan Peninsula. Topography: . volcanic mountains-comprised highlands in south to lowlands (porous limestone shelf) in central and northern regions . The Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Mayan Map. The Mayans. The . culture. 's beginnings have been traced back to 1500 BC.. The Height of Mayan . civilization. was between 600 and 900 AD. . Mayan Government. Priests were also the role of rulers in the Mayan Government.. http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/2003_1/. WHAT IS THIS?. WHY WAS IT MADE?. WHAT WAS IT MADE FOR?. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS HAPPENING?. WHO ARE SOME THE CHARACTERS?. http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/2003_1/#. Landscape-. South- pine forests covered the highlands. North and central regions were rainforests, grasslands, and swamps known as lowlands. Thick jungle covered parts of the low lands and this is where Mayan civilization reached its highest development. Lasted for around 2000 years! Built one of the greatest civilizations of all time.. And disappeared suddenly.. Mayan Introduction. The Mayans were one of the most advanced civilizations in history..