Description: A Mayan commoner is going to work. This Mayan works as a farmer, like most other commoners do.
Mayan Daily Life
Mayan Daily LifeDescription: A Maya commoner is collecting crops and catches someone stealing crops. This worries him because the rains have been late and crops are not growing as much This causes the worker to take the case to a judge.
Mayan Government: Description: A Mayan commoner goes to a Mayan judge to tell him about the situation.
I caught someone stealing from the crops!
Mayan Judge
Mayan Government: Description: A Mayan farmer gets an eye witness of the stealing to go with him to a Mayan judge to tell him the case. *the criminal is standing near the judge*.
I work as a farmer as well, so was there, and I saw him steal crops.
His punishment will be to cut his hair so everyone knows he is a criminal!
Mayan Religion:Description: The criminal seen in the last scene is walking back to his home, and in the background there are Mayan priests making a sacrifice to their gods because the rains have been a bit late.
Mayan Religion Description: A Mayan priest is gathering food to sacrifice to their gods because the rain has come a little late this season.