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1-Blood was viewed as a potent source of nourishment for the Maya deities, and the sacrifice of a living creature was a powerful blood offering. By extension, the sacrifice of a human life was the ultimate offering of blood to the gods, and the most important Mayarituals culminated in human sacrifice.

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Most famously, the Maya of the southern lowland region reached their peak during the Classic Period of Maya civilization (A.D. 250 to 900), and built the great stone cities and monuments that have fascinated explorers and scholars of the region.

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 A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsulaof Mexico, cenotes were sometimes used by the ancient Maya for sacrificial offerings.

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Although their principal crop was corn, farmers also cultivated beans, squash, and fruit trees. Black beans and red beans contributed protein to the Maya diet. Numerous varieties of squash and pumpkin were grown.

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The Maya civilization occupied a wide territory that included southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. This area included the entire Yucatán Peninsula and all of the territory now incorporated into the modern countries of Guatemala and Belize, as well as the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.

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Lowland Mayan is actually the plain which is the part of Southern Maya area or the Mesoamerica. This part was once considered as the important part of the growth and development of Mayan civilization. 
It is in the form of cantilevered rectangle which is spread from Chiapa de Corzo to Chalchuapa, El Salvador. 

7-when the scholars use the word 'Maya' and 'Mayan', they mean that 'Maya' is being used as a noun and also as an adjective, such as Maya culture, Maya civilization, Maya calendar etc and 'Mayan' is always referred to the languages of Maya people.

8-Puuc is the name of either a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán or a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region. The word "puuc" is derived from the Maya term for "hill". Since the Yucatán is relatively flat, this term was extended to encompass the large karstic range of hills in the southern portion of the state, hence, the terms Puuc region or Puuc hills

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