Thursday, May 17, 2012

Essay: things to write about (Maya/Greece)

Maya/Greece

Political:
city-states - same
religion/government relationship - divine/not religious
military - every man when not farming season, obsidian/chose to volunteer, buy own equipment, metal

Religious:
afterlife - underworld with hades, Cerberus, guy taking you there in a boat/Xibalba with farting gods, arrive there in a sinking canoe
gods - both polytheistic
rituals - sacrifice of food and money/people

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