In many cosmologies, the universe world and the underworld were was made up of three worlds. Gods, powerful, they were hidden from most ancestors, and other supernatural people. beings resided either in either the Plants and animals were classified upper world or the underworld. These into one of these worlds based on two worlds were viewed as opposites. their shape, habitat, food, and culture. For example, the upper world was Birds symbolized the upper world. light, while the underworld was dark. People, jaguars, and deer personified Mankind lived in the intermediate the intermediate world. The world, which combined elements underworld was represented by bats, from snakes and other creatures that lived the other two worlds. The in openings in the earth. Certain intermediate world was visible and colors and smells were also associated could be touched. Though the upper with each level. Votive figure in the shape of a human being This is an image shows a votive object made by craftsmen sometime between 600 and 1600 AD. A votive is an object dedicated to a god in a religious ceremony. The object is roughly 2 inches x 5 inches. What features make it look like a human being? In what ways does it not look human? Why do you think it doesn’t look more like an actual human? Because the design of votives like this is very rough, scholars think craftsmen produced large numbers of these objects. What does that tell you about who used votives? Why might people have given votives to gods? How do votive objects like this one reflect beliefs about the cosmos? Votive figure in the shape of a human being
In many cosmologies, the universe was made up of three worlds. Gods, ancestors, and other supernatural beings resided either in either the upper world or the underworld. These two worlds were viewed as opposites. For example, the upper world was light, while the underworld was dark. Mankind lived in the intermediate world, which combined elements from the other two worlds. The intermediate world was visible and could be touched. Though the upper world and the underworld were powerful, they were hidden from most people. Plants and animals were classified into one of these worlds based on their shape, habitat, food, and culture. Birds symbolized the upper world. People, jaguars, and deer personified the intermediate world. The underworld was represented by bats, snakes and other creatures that lived in openings in the earth. Certain colors and smells were also associated with each level. Votive figure in the shape of a human being This is an image shows a votive object made by craftsmen sometime between 600 and 1600 AD. A votive is an object dedicated to a god in a religious ceremony. The object is roughly 2 inches x 5 inches. What features make it look like a human being? In what ways does it not look human? Why do you think it doesn’t look more like an actual human? Because the design of votives like this is very rough, scholars think craftsmen produced large numbers of these objects. What does that tell you about who used votives? Why might people have given votives to gods? How do votive objects like this one reflect beliefs about the cosmos? Votive figure in the shape of a human being
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