The Aztecs were the bloodiest empire in Middle America in their time period and now because of human sacrifice. The Aztec empire's capital was Tenochtitlán roughly where Mexico City is now. The empire lasted from 1427 to 1520, and the empire had six rulers. The empire was at it height of power from 1440's to late 1460's. Historians should emphasize human sacrifice because the Aztecs used their captured victims from warfare, and human sacrifice is a part of Aztec spiritual rituals and religious beliefs.
The Aztec warriors were fierce fighters and during the Flower Wars they showed their fierce fighting techniques. According to the map Territorial Acquisition by Aztec Rulers, "Aztec warriors had the reputation of being of fierce fighters, . . . Independent territories on the map were sometimes the results of a deliberate policy that unoccupied lands remain available for future 'flower wars' in order to provide an ongoing supply of 'flowers' (captured sacrifice victims)." The flowers were captured in warfare and became sacrifice victims in the Flower Wars. The Aztec warriors captured the victims and then the spiritual ritual begins. …show more content…
According to Friar Bernadino de Sahagun in 1555 in a interview says " This seasoned warrior, whom we change from a human into the god... the god of war can have no blemish upon his body... During that time he is given all the finest luxuries. The Aztec people are preparing a man to be a god from a human sacrifice. The Aztec sacrifice process is where they get treated like a god and they became one of the
The Aztec warriors were fierce fighters and during the Flower Wars they showed their fierce fighting techniques. According to the map Territorial Acquisition by Aztec Rulers, "Aztec warriors had the reputation of being of fierce fighters, . . . Independent territories on the map were sometimes the results of a deliberate policy that unoccupied lands remain available for future 'flower wars' in order to provide an ongoing supply of 'flowers' (captured sacrifice victims)." The flowers were captured in warfare and became sacrifice victims in the Flower Wars. The Aztec warriors captured the victims and then the spiritual ritual begins. …show more content…
According to Friar Bernadino de Sahagun in 1555 in a interview says " This seasoned warrior, whom we change from a human into the god... the god of war can have no blemish upon his body... During that time he is given all the finest luxuries. The Aztec people are preparing a man to be a god from a human sacrifice. The Aztec sacrifice process is where they get treated like a god and they became one of the