They ate in a very simple
way. The corn was the main food of its nutritious diet, together with
other such vegetables as frijoles and pumpkins. The avocados wasted away
together with all kinds of fruits.
The life in Mesoamerica rotated around the plantation cycles,
cultivation and gathering of such crops as those of corn.
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The religion influenced in almost all the aspects of the life of all the towns.
The ceremony of the "new fire" took place in the temples every 52 years. When it arrived the day, people
turned off all the fires and the idols and the domestic utensils were discarded. The new century it began when the sunbeams appeared to the sunset.
To adore the gods, the Mayan built magnificent ceremonial centers, full
of temples, patios and squares. This majestic temple of Tikal is located
in the middle its ceremonial center. It is a gigantic pyramidal temple, with nine staggered terraces. The ornamental summit placed on the roof of the temple reaches a height of 161 m.
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In Mesoamerica the wife's paper was the one of obeying the husband. Even in the art,
women was frequently represented in passive attitude and men in
more active attitude.
It was considered important to have a family with children.
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