USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Aztec religion was based on a belief in a struggle between which of the following?
A
gods and men
B
the jungle and civilization
C
good and evil
D
men and women
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aztec religion was based on a belief in an unending struggle between the forces of good and evil throughout the universe. This struggle created and destroyed four worlds, or suns. People believed they were now living in the time of the fifth sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Aztecs were famous for their agriculture, land, art, and architecture. They developed writing skills, a calendar system and also built temples and places of worship. They were also known for being fierce and unforgiving. To please their gods they sacrificed humans!

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztec religion was based around there gods and goddess and they believed and everything they did was towards there gods. Give a brief summary of the way in which human sacrifices were carried out by the Aztecs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Aztec had no immunity to European diseases. Smallpox spread among the indigenous people and crippled their ability to resist the Spanish. The disease devastated the Aztec people, greatly reducing their population and killing an estimated half of Tenochtitlán’s inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which was a key belief or practice in the Aztec religion? Human sacrifice supplied a diet of blood for Aztec Gods.

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