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Why was human sacrifice important to the Aztecs

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Politically human sacrifice was important in Aztec culture as a way to represent a social hierarchy between their own culture and the enemies surrounding their city. Additionally, it was a way to structure the society of the Aztec culture itself
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The rationale for Aztec human sacrifice was, first and foremost, a matter of survival. ... The keep the sun moving across the sky and preserve their very lives, the Aztecs had to feed Huitzilopochtli with human hearts and blood

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