Maya worship their gods with pain and blood. Maya believed that that sacrifice pleased the gods and would sacrifice both people and animals. The Maya even believed that without sacrifice the gods would force drought, famine, and war on the Maya. The Mayan Queens and Kings were expected to perform anual pain rituals. The Maya believed that the Maize God also known as the corn god was the most important after all corn was the most successful food item from the Maya. The Maya would consult their priests for the best day to hold an event. Maya sports and recreation would end in sacrifice. In conclusion American and Mayan religious beliefs are very different. While Americans believe sacrifice is not the answer Maya do. Yet both do sacrifice. So though we may see Maya as monsters and that they did unnecessary sacrifice they were doing what they thought had to be done just like we do. Mayans in fact did die of drought, famine, and war after the adventurers came when they did not allow Maya to do their sacrifices. So though the Maya are very different from Americans we both do what we believed would help us