War and bloodshed. Whenever the Aztecs fought, it fed their gods. The Aztecs believed their gods were alive so they had to eat too. It was said that if a woman died during childbirth or a man in battle that they would go to the afterlife with honor and grace, like a king. The men were trained to be warriors at a very young age. The Aztecs were very war-like people, because of their gods. Basically, they did everything to please their gods. Human sacrifice was a major one of those things.
a. Aztec
They believed in many gods.
the Aztec had human sacrifices because that is what they believed was right, and believed that if they didn't give human sacrifices to the gods that they would be punished.
Yes. He was believed to have a connection to the gods.
The Aztecs were primarily polytheistic, meaning they worshipped multiple gods and goddesses. They had a complex and intricate religious belief system that incorporated various deities representing different aspects of life and nature.
They strongly believed that the gods required a human sacrifice for the sun to continue rising everyday.
Their religious beliefs. Aztec religion was developed to require human sacrifice in order to please the gods. They believed that if their gods did not have blood to eat, they would die and the universe would be destroyed.
They sacrifice people for the Gods to get what they want.They also believed that the Gods had the power of living or death.
The Aztecs believed in jaguar gods and the feathered serpent. Most important was the sun god, Huitzilopochtli, who took the form of a giant hummingbird. The Aztecs believed that the appearance of the sun every morning depended on their devotion to Huitzilopochtli. They also believed the sun drew its energy from human blood, so they practiced human sacrifice on an extremely large scale.
THEY USED TO HOLD CEREMONIES & HUMAN SACRIFICES IN ORDER TO PLEASE THEIR GODS.
Human sacrifice played a significant role in the Aztec culture. It was believed that life itself sprung from dead bodies, because their world was believed to be created by the sacrifice of the gods.
Aztec gods like bread and wine