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read the following passage from the popol vuh, a sacred text of the maya civilization about the creation of the earth what main idea

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Read the following passage from the Popol Vuh, a sacred text of the Maya civilization about the creation of the Earth What main idea does this passage describe? THEN came his word Heart of Sky arrived here with Sovereign and Quetzal Serpent in the darkness, in the night. He spoke with Sovereign and Quetzal Serpent. They talked together then They thought and they pondered. They reached an accord bringing together their words and their thoughts. Then they gave birth heartening one another. Beneath the light, they gave birth to humanity. Then they arranged for the germination and creation of the trees and the bushes ,the germination of all life and creation, in the darkness and in the night, by Heart of Sky, who is called Huracan! 1. Allen Christenson, The Popol Vuh: Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya People (Mesoweb Publications: 2007),58-66 www.mesoweb.com/publications /Christenson/PopolVuh,pdf. A. How the Earth was created out of nothing B. How a single god created life C. How to worship nature and animals Question 17 of 31 D. How human beings and other forms of life were created

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D. How human beings and other forms of life were created