What was the role of human sacrifice in the major civilizations of mesoamerica and south america?
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Most Mesoamerican and South Americancultures practiced human sacrifice as part of their religious rituals, in order to satisfy or appease their gods. ... The Aztecs, on the other hand, practiced human sacrifice on a much larger scale as an offering to Huitzilopochtli to restore the blood lost in his daily war.
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Human sacrifice played a significant role in the Mesoamerica civilization.
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- The mesoamerican practice rituals required human sacrifices, especially the heart of a human being.
- Thecivilizationlike Aztec and Maya believed in the creation and destruction of the world, so they gave sacrifices to keep God happy.
- The human sacrifice also became important for them to ensure agricultural productivity along with to win military conquests.
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