Mayans as Story Tellers
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Mayan Music
Musicians playing for women
Follow casket of important women
Slip instruments in casket before sealed
Mayan Instruments Maracas, Drums
Flutes consisted of bone Made of bamboo, wood
FlutesMarimbaTerracotta whistle
Mayan Dance Sacred ritual
Kings, Nobles dressed like Jaguars
Put in trance
Higher level of conscience
Mayan Dance (Continued) Go to underworld
Release souls
Bridge between Earth and Underworld called Xibalba
Mayan Language Spoken in Central America, Mesoamerica
K’iche’ language (2,333,000 speak in Guatemala)
7% of Guatemala’s population speak
Quiz1) What were the Mayan flutes made out of?
2) What was the Mayan bridge to the underworld called?
3) Where was Mayan language spoken at?
4) What did the Kings and Nobles dress like in the Mayan dance?
5) How many people speak the K'iche Language?
6) Who did the Mayan Musicians follow the casket of?
Credits Google Images
http://www.mayantravelguide.com/mayan-dance.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_dance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%99iche%E2%80%99_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27iche%27_Kingdom_of_Q%27umarkaj