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The Aztecs made sacrafices because they thought that their god needed a feast of blood to balance the world
In the great temple where the sun god is.
Yes. The Aztecs did do human sacrifices of their hearts and gave it to their sun of god, Huitzilopochtli.
The Aztecs demanded the people in that city to pay tribute, honor the god, and promise obedience to the Aztec ruler.Also they demanded sacrifices.
-they all had human sacrifices -they were all polytheist (worship more than one god) -the Incas and Aztecs survival depended on the military -they were excellent farmers
The Aztecs made sacrafices because they thought that their god needed a feast of blood to balance the world
Aztecs believed that if they make a sacrifice each day to the sun of god, the sun will rise the next day.
The Aztecs believed that the world was created and fueled by blood of the gods. The running of human blood, to the Aztecs, was the only way to obtain plentiful water and crops from the sun god each year.
human sacrifices
In the great temple where the sun god is.
Yes. The Aztecs did do human sacrifices of their hearts and gave it to their sun of god, Huitzilopochtli.
The Aztecs wanted to please the Gods, and by sacrificing people to the Gods, they thought it would make the God happy and the God would grant good fortune onto the Aztecs (like good crops or weather).
Priests conducted sacrifices by cutting open the chest and tearing out the heart. It was done in honour of the Aztec god of the sun. The Aztecs were superstitious and thought that the god would destroy the world if they didn't get human blood to feed on (they were a violent race)
so they could have a have good for crops
The Aztecs demanded the people in that city to pay tribute, honor the god, and promise obedience to the Aztec ruler.Also they demanded sacrifices.
human hearts and blood
They cut peoples heart out and held it up (while still beating) to the sun.