Source B: Excerpt from City of Sacrifice.  David L. Carrasco, Harvard University (Modern). Aztec religion believed the gods and the universe that the gods created needed to be periodically regenerated [made new again].  This was done through the release of the divine sparks within the bodies of humans, plants, insects, animals...Blood is one of the carriers of this divine spark. The release of blood released divine sparks. Sacrifice was also political. Many Aztec sacrifices took place for public viewing in order to show the legitimacy of the rulers and their military policies. In a few cases, the rulers of allied or enemy cities were brought to the capital to view the sacrifice of their own captured warriors.   Q3. How and why did the Aztecs regenerate (make new again) their Gods? Q4. How were sacrifices political? How did this impact Aztec society?

Source B: Excerpt from City of Sacrifice.  David L. Carrasco, Harvard University (Modern).

Aztec religion believed the gods and the universe that the gods created needed to be periodically regenerated [made new again].  This was done through the release of the divine sparks within the bodies of humans, plants, insects, animals...Blood is one of the carriers of this divine spark. The release of blood released divine sparks.

Sacrifice was also political. Many Aztec sacrifices took place for public viewing in order to show the legitimacy of the rulers and their military policies. In a few cases, the rulers of allied or enemy cities were brought to the capital to view the sacrifice of their own captured warriors.

Q3. How and why did the Aztecs regenerate (make new again) their Gods?

Q4. How were sacrifices political? How did this impact Aztec society?