While the Egyptians did sacrifice humans, they also sacrificed other things at burials like food, clothing, fruit, tools, and other items to sustain the ka.
In the Egyptian Culture, bulls were sacrificed to the gods for "the renewal of life".
The gods were supposed to be benign if good things were sacrificed to them.
They sacrificed themselves.
The Vikings sacrificed animals and sometimes humans for their gods.
Amazing Egyptian gods.
They sacrificed one another because when one sacrificed to them it was an honor.
Egyptian farmers weren't gods in Egyptian mythology; although undoubtedly in ancient Egypt farmers worshiped the Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Other Egyptian gods and goddesses as well as priests.
In the Mayan ballgames...the losing team would be sacrificed to the Mesoamerican gods and goddesses.
The Aztecs sacrificed slave and volunteers to please their gods
They sacrificed animalsthey prayed
They used them as slaves or sacrificed them to the gods.