What was the role of human sacrifice in the major civilizations of meso and south america

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Utdrmac · Answer 1 · 2017-07-03T16:38:29+0000

They believed that they had to offer their gods the gift of human blood. The victims were usually prisoners of war and slaves. The priests would plunge a knife into the victim’s chest and rip out of the still beating heart to give to the gods.

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