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1. For chevyo’s personal use only

   My life as a Mayan

2. My name is Chevyo. The definition of My name is Spirit Warrior. I am part of the Mayan tribe. Me and my dad live in the southwestern region. I am the son of the King Lord Pacal. This is my story…….
3. Journal Entry #1:Winter I was sitting inside my dad’s huge palace , eager to explore it. I know I’m the prince and everything and I should know about the palace but I’m not allowed to go around randomly exploring. So I got up and explored. As I walked through the long incredible walls of my dads palace I noticed Hieroglyphics and symbols representing my ancestors past lives. One thing that caught my eye was a T. It was the letter that represented the word wind. I knew that that was part of the reason why we get strong gales in that spot. But since it was winter it was sealed.
4. As I walked further and further into the deep corridors I noticed a door. I thought this door that might lead to a passage. I knew I shouldn’t have gone in there but I did. That was a foolish mistake for I understand that my decisions could have caused serious consequences. I opened the door that creaked as loud as it does in the haunted house stories my grandmother Lulu has been telling me. I soon notice a change in the temperature. All of a sudden it wasn't cold any more because there was a trail of candles leading my way. I personally thought walking in the passage was weird because the candles had the scent of fresh lavender. As I walked I noticed something shiny that caught my eye. I walked towards the thing cautiously then I heard a voice it sounded like the voice of the High priest Huritt .He was apparently Following me the whole time but maybe didn’t see me. I had a chance to hide so I dashed near the shiny thing and noticed it was a huge gigantic pile of gold, so I hid behind it.
5. The next day there was a ceremony being held over the sacrifice to our god Ahpuch. He is the god of death, he rules over human sacrifice, suicide by hanging, childbirth death and beheading. Everybody was apparently excited. We were going to sacrifice a merchant and a slave to him so they can assist him in the after life. But during the ceremony I had to dress in royal Mayan traditional clothing so our god wouldn’t get offended. I wore a golden crown that shone brighter than 2x the suns light, I also wore the traditional Maya sandals ,Ect.
6. We feasted on corn, green peppers, beans , and squash ect. it was delicious. I’m excited about our next ceremony which probably won’t be held into another 4 years.
7. My gods/my religion AcatDescription:  God of life. Rules Over:  Life, development of children in the womb. AhpuchDescription:  Lord of death. Rules Over:  Human sacrifice, suicide by hanging, childbirth death and beheading. BacabsDescription:  The Gods of the four winds and the four directions who held up the heavens in one legend.  The chief Bacab was Hobnil, patron God of beekeepers. ChacDescription:  God of rain and vegetation who was popular and the most worshipped deity in the late Maya period.  He rode on a serpent (symbol of rain) and carried a snake-shaped water bottle and torches. Rules Over:  Rain, vegetation, agriculture. Cit Chac CohDescription:  War God whose soldiers danced in his temple and sacrificed a dog to his image. Rules Over:  War.
8. Ek ChuahDescription:  In one aspect Patron of merchants and cocoa planters and in another he is a God of war.  He had a black scorpion tail.  Rules Over:  Merchants, agriculture, War. GucumatzDescription:  Lived in both heaven and the under world and was associated with Hurukan.  He is a shape-shifter. Rules Over:  Agriculture and civilization, shape shifting. Hun Pic TokDescription:  War God.  Had a pyramid temple which was the most important in Izamal in Yucatan. Rules Over:  War. Hunab KuDescription:  Supreme but remote and impersonal god. HurukanDescription:  Extremely ancient God who created Earth, animals, fire and people. Rules Over:  Whirlwind, hurricanes, thunder, spiritual illumination. ItzamnaDescription:  Sky god and also Father of the Gods and creator of humankind.  Omnipotent and rather remote.  First priest of the Mayan religion. Rules Over:  Healing, drawing, letters, crops, fertility, water, regeneration, medicine.
9. IxchebelyaxDescription:  Goddess who invented painting and fabric color designing. Rules Over:  The visual arts. IxchelDescription: A goddess who is the consort of Itzamna. Rules Over:  Childbirth, medicine, the moon, pregnancy, floods, weaving, domestic arts. IxchupDescription:  Wife of a Sun god named Ah Kinchil. IxtabDescription:  Patroness of hunting and hanging. IxtubtunDescription:  Protectress of all jade cutters. Tkinich Kak MoDescription:  Sun god connected with the lighting of the sacrificial fire.
10. KukulcanDescription:  A form of Quetzalcoatl.  Personification of the West. Rules Over:  Light, learning, culture, organization, order, laws, calendar. MamDescription:  Earthquake god of  Yucatan. Rules Over:  Earthquakes. MasayaDescription:  Goddess of volcanoes and divination.  Pictured as a hideous old woman and required victims thrown into volcanic craters. Rules over:  Volcanoes and divination. NohochacyumDescription:  God of creation who was also the defender from evil. Rules Over:  Protection, creation. Xaman EkDescription:  The North Star. Rules Over:  Business, peace, plenty. Yum CaaxDescription:  God of maize/corn.Rules Over:  Riches, husandry, fertility, growth, life, joy, good crops.
11. Journal entry 2: spring I woke up to see that the land which we walk is wet and moist. I imagine that our god Ixchel is causing a flood to punish us. I don’t know why but I’m sure there is an abundant amount of possibilities. I ran inside the house, slam the door shut , and ran towards the safe keep, and prayed that I would survive. Then I heard a voice, the voice stated my name cheyvo, cheyvo it repeated. I peaked out the door and saw that right in front of the door stood my father. What's wrong chevyo he said with a deep burly voice, I think there is going to be a flood because the grass is so wet. Son there shall be no flood, it is always wet here, humidity is always high here. The total rainfall is about 1500 to 2500mm. The temperature during the day time is 30c -35c . DAD I said frustrated. What he replied , How come every time I ask you a question you give me a detailed summary about it. He didn't answer instead he walked away silently.
12. THE NEXT DAY……………………………… That was me searching my room for my hunting supplies. Today I was going hunting for some deer. Once I found my bow and arrow I clasped it to my hand as if it was my life force. I love hunting, but before I went hunting I had to go fishing in a canoe.
13. Everything went great I caught catfish, salmon ect. But instead of feasting on it my dad told me to send it to our slaves that work dearly.
14. I caught a ton of fish and I’m ready to go hunting for deer! 1 hour later……. Steady, Steady, shoot, bingo! Got it right in the eye ball just were I wanted it to go. I remembered what my father told me, He said take out the intestines and other things, then grab a knife and skin off the fur which will be used for clothing, cut of the horns, and all you should see is meat once done with everything. I did exactly that and once I came home with deer he welcomed me home as a true spirit warrior.
15. Next year during hunting season my dad would let me hunt common animals such as dear, monkey, rabbit, and turkey. While the girls looked for flowers/ plants such as the flower Quararibea
16. Journal entry#3: summer I was walking to my friend Satica’s hut for breakfast they were making porridge made of maize and chilies called saka. Then we were going to the Playa del Carmen beach near the area were he lived. The air was hot, foggy, and moist. Lots of condensation in the air. 2min. Later…………………
17. I arrived at his hut as soon as the porridge was ready (quite a coincidence) I could smell the rich delicious aroma as he opened the door. Hi I said gladly to see a friend who I knew a very long time. I knew him ever since I was a baby. Oh hi Chevyo he said may I come in I replied, sure. I walked in to find myself in a tiny crammed up space, but I acted as if it was normal. He told me I was welcomed but I didn’t feel welcome to be honest. I never experienced living in a hut before. The porridge was great it was even better than the porridge that I receive daily from Hurrit, for some reason his tastes funky.
18. When we were done eating we were getting situated for our trip to Playa del Carmen. They had been so nice to me so the least I could do is provide transportation, I told them I would but Satica’s mom refused, she said it was no need. It took a long time to persuade his mom to let me provide some transportation.
19. I quickly ran inside the palace, I ran through the hallways towards my dads room. When I opened the door I saw him doing calculations for our Mayan calendar making sure everything was accurate, singing Maya chants. Dad, dad, dad ,dad I said repeatedly can you send me 3 horses in about 10min. Sure he said. Then I happily ran back to Satica’s house finding the horses were already there. Soon we left.
20. What I Think about what's going on
21. I had a great time at the beach. Me and Satica did lots of fun things such as swimming far into the oceans but not to far for the earth is flat and we wouldn’t want to fall out the earth into the atmosphere. Otherwise the fear of falling of the earth I was fine.
22. Reflection #1 I think my tribe will live through many generations and will not go into extinction. There aren’t any threats in our tribe because we get along with everybody. We have an abundant amount of food that could last for a life time. I'm not in a rush to become older. I like being a kid.
23. Reflection #2 I liked this assignment because we got to learn a lot about Native American culture and during the time that you gave me to work I managed to do some cool stuff on my PowerPoint. I found that getting my online resources was the hardest thing to do because a lot of it was blocked by the CMS. If I were to grade my self I would give myself an 100 because I tried my best, put accurate information, did a lot of research, proper spelling and grammar, did everything I was supposed to do, figurative language, conversations, ect. I can say the project went well, I felt like I did everything I was supposed to do.
24. bibliography Bibliography ·        Henderson, John S. The World of the Ancient Maya. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York, 1981. ·        LaFranchi, Howard. “The Wonderful Seclusion of a Mayan City.” The Christian Science Monitor. Dec 7, 1995:12. ·        Murphy-Larronde, Suzanne. “Special Report: South of the Border.” The Denver Post. Denver: Feb 28, 1999, T-01. ·        Thompson, J. Eric S. The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma, 1966. ·        Guatemalan Culture. February 9, 1999. http://www.lehigh.edu/~cld3/culture.html#mayan. ·        Guatemalan People. February 9, 1999. http://www.travellog.com/guatemala/mayastoday.html. ·        Modern-day Maya. February 9, 1999. http://www.yucatan.com.mx/mayas/ingles/fs10.htm ·        Our Mayan Legacy. March 9, 1999. http://www.uair.edu/~degonzalez/antgua.html. ·        The Mayan Empire. February 9, 1999. http://www.harve.com/mystic/lands/lands-mayan-empire-01.html. ·        World Heritage Centre. March 3, 1999. http://www.unesco.org/whc/
25. http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297c/trade_environment/photo/hmayan.html http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297c/trade_environment/photo/hmayan.html Bibliography ·        Henderson, John S. The World of the Ancient Maya. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York, 1981. ·        LaFranchi, Howard. “The Wonderful Seclusion of a Mayan City.” The Christian Science Monitor. Dec 7, 1995:12. ·        Murphy-Larronde, Suzanne. “Special Report: South of the Border.” The Denver Post. Denver: Feb 28, 1999, T-01.
26.         Thompson, J. Eric S. The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma, 1966. ·        Guatemalan Culture. February 9, 1999. http://www.lehigh.edu/~cld3/culture.html#mayan. ·        Guatemalan People. February 9, 1999. http://www.travellog.com/guatemala/mayastoday.html. ·        Modern-day Maya. February 9, 1999. http://www.yucatan.com.mx/mayas/ingles/fs10.htm ·        Our Mayan Legacy. March 9, 1999. http://www.uair.edu/~degonzalez/antgua.html. ·        The Mayan Empire. February 9, 1999. http://www.harve.com/mystic/lands/lands-mayan-empire-01.html. ·        World Heritage Centre. March 3, 1999. http://www.unesco.org/whc/ http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297c/trade_environment/photo/hmayan.html