sacrifice them
as means to aquire prisoners for the sacrifices
The Aztecs captured them and made them prisoners. The prisoners were then used as a sacrifices in the Aztecs many religious festivals. Some Aztec wars (Flower Wars) were waged for the specific purpose of getting prisoners for future sacrifice.
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.
The Spanish, led by Hernándo Cortés, conquered the Aztec people in Mexico.
Aztecs.
Aztecs would sacrifice prisoners they had caught in war and Aztecs who had done wrong.
Prisoners were used as sacrifices to their gods; the prisoners would be taken to the Aztec temple and murdered.
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They would take prisoners and sacrifice them for the gods.
The Aztecs had made many enemies because they would send out raiding parties to take prisoners for sacrifices. These rival tribes of the Aztecs would later help the Spanish conquistadors take out the Aztecs.
Yes, The Aztecs had POW, Prisoners of War, and people from neighboring cities they conquered. The Aztecs were a military empire so they forced slaves to work. They also stole goods from the cities they conquered.
as means to aquire prisoners for the sacrifices
The Aztecs captured them and made them prisoners. The prisoners were then used as a sacrifices in the Aztecs many religious festivals. Some Aztec wars (Flower Wars) were waged for the specific purpose of getting prisoners for future sacrifice.
Took many prisoners so they could sacrifice them to the gods
The Aztecs gained people to Sacrifice by capturing enemies in battle also they sacrificed prisoners. In addition since the Aztecs believed sacrifice was a way of honoring their gods many people volunteered t be sacrificed. HOPE I HELPED :D
The Aztecs belived that for the sun to continue to rise it needed a human sacrifice everyday. So the Aztecs gathered raiding parties to raid nearby tribes and take prisoners for sacrifices. Those actions made them alot of enemies.
The Aztecs charged them tribute which is the equivalent to the taxes we pay except the other tribes didnt get any services back like we do. Sometimes the Aztecs would capture people from other tribes. After the war finished, they would then sacrifice the prisoners of war to the Gods.