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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'.
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Why were the Aztecs called the heart-eating Aztecs?
It is because they made sacrifices of the Incas to gain their hearts and blood to appease the gods they worshiped.
What did the Aztecs do with the heart?
The aztecs simply placed the heart in the altar of a god or godess after it was torn out of a victims chest OUCH! :o
What were the Aztecs called?
mayans
Where was the victim's heart placed in Aztecs?
the vivtim heart was offered to the sun god
What did the Aztecs sacrifice to please their god?
the heart of the slaves of war
