4.+What+did+they+eat?+(farming,+hunting,+fishing,+etc)

= Food in general = (hunting, fishing, farming and so and so)

Ancient Maya:

 * Most of Mayan people were farmers.** The Maya had no horses or cattle to carry heavy food, so it was a great deal and hard work to do. Many farmers had their own plot of land and in each village their was a common land that everyone looked after. The men and the old boys did most of the farm works, harvesting crops, planting seeds and clearing fields. They also went hunting and fishing while the woman looked after the children, the home and also prepared some food.

Types of food:

 * Corn form part of most of the meals**. The Mayans also used corn to make an odd  porridge seasoned with chili . They ate tamales and tortillas too. Tamales is a kind of Mexican food, which is made of dough and is like a wrap with stuff inside depending on weather the tamale is. Is also a nice detail and a tradition that when you buy tamales, they'll come packed in a big leaves. It can be wrapped in different kinds of leaves. For example, this are banana leaves:



Hunting and fishing:

 * Mayan men used the bow and arrow to hunt wild animals like rabbits, deers, monkeys and the javelinas**. They also set traps in the night which we're useful for two things. The first one was that they got more to eat and the second one was that if the animals that came in the village or city was dangerous, it wouldn't hurt anyone. When they went hunting, they also used pellets form blowguns to catch some birds like ducks, quails and partridges. In the rivers and lakes the fisherman used hooks and nets to catch the animals.

Crops grown:

 * Corn, beans and squash were the most important Mayan crops.** The early farmers only grew enough food for their families, but later they also grew cotton and cacao trees. With the trees and a bit more of their crops they could trade with other Mayan farmers and eat another things. In their villages, the Mayas had gardens where they grew all sorts of fruit like papayas, sapodillas and avocados. Sweet potato and chili peppers were also grown.

Farming Methods:

 * In the rain forest, they used stone axes and knives for cutting down the trees and bushes.** In other areas, the mayans dug canals to bring them water.

Hunting, Fishing and fowling:
The annual Nile floods let the farmers to grow barley and wheat that was the mainstay of the Egyptian diet. In the granaries, these crops were turned into bread or beer.
 * While the pharaohs farming produced lots and lots of food, hunting was like a creation for kings and courtiers**. In the desserts they were able to hunt wild bulls, gazelles, antelopes, oryx and lions. Also, the river was full of fish, which people caught with hooks and nets.

They also cultivate vegetable such as onions, garlic, leeks, beans, lentils and lettuce. There were also gourds, dates and figs, cucumbers and melons, but not citrus fruits.

Baking:
Egyptian bakers made cakes of different shapes and sizes, sweetened by dates or by honey that they gathered from ceramic honeycombs shaped as cones.

Delicious Dates:
The people ate the Dates very fresh at harvest in the time of August or it could be dried and conserved as a sweet mash. A date could also be turned to wine.

Grapes:
Egyptians grew most of their grapes in the north, as they do today. Both, red and green grapes provided excellent fresh juice for wine. They also imported wine from Syria and Greece.

Egyptian Banquet:
Scribes and nobles were able to eat meat, poultry and fruit. This delicious meals were set up for parties at Theban banquet. The wine jars are made up of leaves and pointed bases in racks. The meals included cakes, baskets of figs and bunches of grapes, the head of a calf, the heart and foreleg of an ox, a plucked goose and a twist of onions.

Conclusion:
In my opinion, for the foods and drinks, Ancient Egypt had much more variety of food. More fruits, vegetables, meat but they didn't have citrus fruits. But Mayans got really good food too. But all of the farming zones, villages and that belonged and were ruled by the pharaoh.