Government: The ancient Maya had a different type of
government from the ones we find today. The batab is a
governor, a nacom is a war captain, and a Holpon is a judge.
Also, a warrior is just called a worrier. Sacrifice: Mayan are often known for their human
sacrifices. Some people today find it cruel, bad, and
unbelievable! The priests would decide when it was going to
be done and how. If the people needed something, the priests
would give a human sacrifice. If the sacrifice was to be a
man, he would have to be in good physical health. If the
sacrifice was to be a woman, she had to be pretty and a
virgin. One way the human sacrifice was conducted
was to throw the person into a well. By dawn if the person
was still alive, the priest then thought that the gods
wanted that person's life to be spared. Marriage: If their was no son in the family, the
daughter had to get married! The couple usually would live
with the husband's parents. The parents could do anything to
their child's spouse. In most cases, you would see the
mother doing these bad insufferable acts to her child's
spouse. These acts would go from beating to starving their
child's spouse. The couple would live with one of the
parents till their first baby was born. Then they would live
on a piece of land that the village gave them. Very rarely
would you see parents treat their child's spouse
kindly.