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Abandon
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Leave something behind
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Hieroglyphic
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Writing using pictures
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Mesoamerica
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The region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
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Ritual
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A set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony
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Sacrifice
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A gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the Gods
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Skirmish
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A fight between 2 forces
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Sustain
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To support or provide nourishment for
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Terrace
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Ridges in the hillside
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From notes: sacred round
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A calendar for the Mayas
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From notes who could read the Mayas calendar
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Only priests
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Calendar lenghth?
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20 days
13 months for the religious calendar-- 13 months with 20 days per month
The daily calendar had 18 months of 20 days each plus 5 unlucky -365 days total
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# of unlucky days
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5
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They check the calendar for what?
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To determine events and whether they should do something?
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Notes : gift/symbols of Mayas calendar
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Notes Mayas calendar: connected to god
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