CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Which of the following is no longer a common religious practice?
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making human sacrifices to the gods
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worshiping gods in temples
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respecting priests
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praying
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There are two primary types of human sacrifice: the offering of a human being to a god and the entombment or slaughter of servants or slaves intended to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. The latter practice was more common.
Detailed explanation-2: -Human sacrifice occupied a particularly important place in Mesoamerica. Many of the region’s cultures, including the Maya and the Mexica, believed that human sacrifice nourished the gods. Without it, the sun would cease to rise and the world would end.
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