The Aztecs practiced human and bird sacrifice primarily as a means to appease their gods and ensure the continuation of the world. They believed that the gods required nourishment in the form of blood to maintain cosmic order and provide agricultural fertility. Human sacrifices, often of war captives, were thought to be the most potent offering, while birds, seen as messengers to the divine, were also sacrificed to honor various deities. These rituals were deeply embedded in their religious beliefs and societal structure.
For their Gods
No the Aztecs were not cannibals. They practiced human sacrifice.
They would sacrifice humans and they would take a humans heart out while he was still alive as a sacrifice.
The Aztecs believed that if they did not sacrifice humans, the world would end. They thought that offering human blood to the gods would ensure the sun rising each day and maintain the balance of the universe. Sacrifice was a central aspect of Aztec culture and religion.
Aztecs would sacrifice prisoners they had caught in war and Aztecs who had done wrong.
the Aztecs sacrificed humans because of what they believed. They believed that the Gods would sacrifice themselves everyday by stepping into the sun, to give the people another day of living. The Aztecs thought that they owed them their lives, so the priests sacrificed humans by cutting open human stomach's, and pulling their hearts out. The priests would then push them down the stairs.
THey would sacrifice humans (especially babies). Offerings like gold etc. Pyramids to make rituals there
On a sacrifice temple!!!
sacrifice them
The gods.
The Aztecs sacrificed people on top of the temples
The Aztecs were known for there abilities to sacrifice people