FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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a variety of crafted goods.
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skulls of their victims.
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blood of the animals.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the Aztecs sacrificed people to Huitzilopochtli (the god with warlike aspects) the victim would be placed on a sacrificial stone. The priest would then cut through the abdomen with an obsidian or flint blade. The heart would be torn out still beating and held towards the sky in honor to the Sun-God.
Detailed explanation-2: -Skull rack or tzompantli in Nahuatl-the language spoken by the Aztecs. The purpose of this structure was to display the heads of sacrificed human victims. Sometimes this structure was made of stone with carved human skulls. Skull racks were usually placed near temples or ball-courts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aztec priests, using razor-sharp obsidian blades, sliced open the chests of sacrificial victims and offered their still-beating hearts to the gods. They then tossed the victims’ lifeless bodies down the steps of the towering Templo Mayor.
Detailed explanation-4: -For the Aztecs-the larger cultural group to which the Mexica belonged-those skulls were the seeds that would ensure the continued existence of humanity. They were a sign of life and regeneration, like the first flowers of spring.