Sacrifice by the Aztecs

• Who practiced sacrifice? The Aztec people believed that by showing many different types sacrifice, they could please the Gods. Some of the sacrifices they practiced started from other groups of people, but was taken by the Aztec people to new levels. 
• What sacrifice did they do? The Aztecs sacrificed animals as gifts for the Gods, along with people. During battle, they would capture the warriors, wound them, and take them back to their temple. Here, they would take care of them, giving them beautiful women, great food, and clean them up. In the end, it was to get them ready for sacrifice. Many people were sacrificed during the Aztecs time, an estimate of 20,000 a year. 
• When did they commit sacrifices? The Aztecs would perform sacrifices whenever they believed that the Gods needed  nourishment. Along with that, they would capture warriors and gods from other tribes to sacrifice because that was just part of their religion. 
• Where did sacrifices take place? They committed rituals on special temples created for sacred events, such as sacrifices. Some temples were found in Tenochtitlán, Mexico. 
• Why did they go through killing their resources and people just for sacrifice? Sacrifice of any form was to "fuel the Gods." They wanted the Gods to be happy with them, so that good forms of events and luck would come to stay with their people. 
• How did they practice this? The Aztec people would get a prisoner, or someone they thought was worthy enough to please the gods, and hold them on a table. From there, they would cut them open (sometimes found to be from throat to stomach) and take out their heart. Holding it up to the sun as it was still beating was how they gave it to the Gods.