FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Question
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To scare neighboring tribes
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To punish people who’d fought against the Aztecs
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To appease their gods
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To prevent explosive population growth
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Aztec cosmology, the sun god Huitzilopochtli was waging a constant war against darkness, and if the darkness won, the world would end. The keep the sun moving across the sky and preserve their very lives, the Aztecs had to feed Huitzilopochtli with human hearts and blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -In order to postpone their destruction and appease the gods, men performed human sacrifices. Their duty was to feed the gods with human blood, thereby keeping the sun alive. They believed that the gods could be satisfied through the sacrifice of animals, objects, and, in particular, people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Human sacrifice played a major role in religion because the Aztecs believed that the gods needed blood to survive and be strong enough to fight off evil. So they sacrificed masses of people at a time to feed their gods.