Ancestor worship was an important part of which religious tradition?

• A. Christianity
• B. Islam
• C. Mayan religion
• D. Buddhism

Answer: (C)

Ancestor reverence is central to Maya religion. The Maya believed that ancestors continued to influence the living world and needed regular honoring through rituals, offerings, and ceremonies at temples and household shrines. This ongoing engagement with forebears, tied to lineage, fertility, and harmony with the gods, makes ancestor worship a defining feature of Maya religious practice. In contrast, Christianity and Islam focus on worship of a single God, and Buddhism centers on enlightenment and the path to release from suffering, with ancestor rituals present in some cultures but not the defining hallmark of the tradition.