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The Maya Civilization

In Our Time

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The Impact of Spanish Diseases on the World

Among the Spaniards, what you did was engage in battle and kill as many people as possible during that battle. Whereas with the Maya, it was dishonorable to die on the field of battle. That I think is where the idea of human sacrifice came in as well,. But it's their warfare rules of engagement were very different.

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