Huitzilopochtli, the main god of the Aztecs and the God of War, was bloodthirsty and he needed sacrifices to sustain him in his journey throughout the day. The Aztecs believed that if they didn't sacrifice a human then the sun would not rise the next day.
to have the sun come up the next day.( they thought otheriwse it would not rise)
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.
Human sacrifice
a human sacrifice to the gods
The Aztecs did human sacrifice and gave their gods gifts to please them.
The gods.
The Aztecs built pyramids for religious and ceremonial purposes, as well as to serve as platforms for the performance of rituals and sacrifices. They believed that the pyramids connected them to the gods and the spiritual world, and that by building and performing ceremonies on them, they could maintain harmony with the divine forces.
The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice to keep their war god Huitzilopochtli strong.
The Aztecs think that human sacrifice was important because they thought the gods that they worshiped would grow weak and they wouldn't have the stuff they had.
mostly sun gods
Yes,but only for the gods,also they weren't forced to,they did it for faith in their religion
For their Gods
The Aztecs think that human sacrifice was important because they thought the gods that they worshiped would grow weak and they wouldn't have the stuff they had.