The Aztecs were a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico known for advanced agriculture, writing, and pyramids, but also for mass human sacrifice and cannibalism. They believed their deities required blood and sacrificed volunteers or prisoners to avoid misfortunes. The Spanish witnessed horrific rituals involving the removal of beating hearts. The Aztecs also engaged in cannibalism, […]
The Aztecs were a violent civilization that ruled southern Mexico and Central America from the 14th to 16th centuries. Their mythology centered around human sacrifice, reincarnation, destiny, and duality, with the gods requiring sacrifices to be fed and the belief in predestination. Duality was represented in their gods and goddesses, with Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl being […]
