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What did the Aztecs do with their prisoners?
sacrifice them
The leading practitioners of human sacrifice in the Americas were the?
the mayans and the aztecs
About the Aztecs?
The Aztecs are known for the trade and medical advances they made. The capital of Aztlan (name of the country of the Aztecs) was Tenochtitlan.
What weapons did the Aztecs have and why?
basicly Aztecs had tools made out of wood, bones, and steel. Aztec's did not have iron and bronze to make their weapons They used obsidian knives to cut open hearts.
What good things did the Aztecs do?
When they were not turning prisoners of war into human sacrifices by cutting their hearts out on the tops of pyramids with obsidian knives, they were making cocoa with chili peppers, and taking hallucinogenic drugs via enemas.
Did Aztecs' really sacrifice peoples hearts and offer them to the sun god?
Yes. The Aztecs did do human sacrifices of their hearts and gave it to their sun of god, Huitzilopochtli.
What did the Aztecs sacrifice?
The Aztecs sacrificed other human beings hearts, as an offering to the gods for giving the Aztecs the sun. The Aztecs believed that the sun was created by the gods sacrificing themselves to make the sun. So, the Aztecs believe that they have to repay the god with human hearts, or blood.
Why were Aztecs called the heart eating Aztecs?
I don't believe the Aztecs actually ate hearts. However, they did sacrifice people by cutting out their hearts while they were still alive. Apparently, the still beating heart was a great gift to the Gods! Another little fact is that they also thought that children were the best to sacrifice! The Aztecs may have been called 'heart-eating Aztecs' because, during war, the Aztec soldiers would capture the enemy. After the battle, the prisoners of war would be sacrificed. Seeing as how the priest only needed the heart for the Gods, the rest of the body was untouched. However, the Aztecs also believed it was customary for the person who caught the sacrifice to eat the rest of the body... which is maybe why the Aztecs were called 'heart-eating Aztecs'.
What did Ancient Aztecs sacrifice?
Aztecs would sacrifice prisoners they had caught in war and Aztecs who had done wrong.
How did the Aztecs treat captured peoples?
They usually sacrifice the captives to their gods. They would cut open the chest of the captive and cut their heart out while the captive was still alive, and sacrifice it to the gods. They did this because the Aztecs believed that the gods were best nourished by living hearts of captives.
How does the story of Huitzilopochtli explain blood sacrifice?
The Aztecs believed that the sun god Huitzilopochtli required live human beating hearts and blood to live.
Did the Aztecs participate in human sacrifice and why?
Yes, they would murder people and take their hearts out to sacrifice to their Gods. People wanted to take part of this human sacrifice because they belived they would become part of the the sun (their god)
What did the Aztecs fee their gods?
human hearts and blood.
Why did the Aztecs cut out peoples hearts?
to worship their gods
What Indian tribe sacrificed hearts?
The mayans and Aztecs
What did the Aztecs feed to their god?
human hearts and blood
Where do Aztecs sacrifice people?
On a sacrifice temple!!!
