Articles related to "Aztecs Human Sacrifice"

Although the extent of the practice is debated by scholars, human sacrifice played an important role in Aztec religion and culture.

The scale of human sacrifice during the Aztec period is unrivaled in history. At its height, up to 30,000 souls a year were offered up to the Aztec sun and water gods.

The city of Teotihuacan was the site of the infamous Aztec sacrifice made to the sun god and was at the centre of the Aztec religion.

Aztec human sacrifice is a well known aspect of the Aztec civilization. But was this only to honor the Aztec Gods or was Aztec cannibalism a supplement to Aztec food?

By 1585, when Europeans got their first taste of chocolate, cacao had been a major part of Mesoamerican society for over a thousand years.