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Kukulcán	Quetzalcoatl
Chichén-Itzá	Mayan city
Temple of Kukulcán	snake at the equinoxes
feathers	only worn by nobility
Maya clothing	draped, not fit
The nobles also wore	hats
the higher the better	the height of hats for nobles
if commoners used feathers	they could be killed
clothing was a	way to show social status
sandals	made of deer skin
Maya pierced	ears, nose, and lips
teeth	were filed into patterns
Maya forehead	slanted back
eyes	slightly crossed
tattoed and painted	their body
warriors	wanted to look fierce
Quetzal	most important bird of the Maya
jaguar	most feared animal
Maya priests used	jaguar fur for masks
noses bridges	squeuzed noses into shape

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