This effectively meant that class mobility was rather difficult for the Maya. Maya religion spanned the entirety of the Maya Region. The Mayas were polytheistic, with a wide variety of gods.

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover ...

Each bore ceremonial centers where theocratic rulers practiced a complex religion based on a host of ... ball game and human sacrifice. The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...