1. Mayan Daily Life
By Amanda and Jaimey
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2. What were the roles of
the women in a Mayan
home?
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3. Women rose and started a fire before
4:00 am.
Also they would spin cotton and weave.
The women did not eat with the men.
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4. What were the roles
of the men in the
Mayan home?
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5. • Men finished eating and went to the fields
by 5:00 am.
• By mid-afternoon, men came from the
fields and checked the traps that they set.
• They killed birds with blowpipes and clay
pellets.
• After dinner, the men made wooden and
jade things.
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6. How did marriage
happen in Mayan
society?
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7. • Marriage was arranged
between adults and
priests and not as
frequently by two people
who have fallen in love.
• During the wedding
ceremony, the couple
were blessed by the priest
who prayed to the gods.
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8. What were the roles
of the children in the
Mayan home?
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9. • The boys helped the men in the fields.
• The girls would cook and clean with their
mothers.
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10. What does a mayan
home look like?
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12. Bibliography
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