Why are the ancient people of Latin America portrayed so violently? Group Question! Celine,Macall,Colby,Patrick,Holli.

Why are the ancient people of Latin America portrayed so violently? Group Question! Celine,Macall,Colby,Patrick,Holli.

* They killed people for their their gods this was apart of there religious beliefs.
* They would harm them for food sources.
* Like the Inca and the Aztec the Maya also sacrificed there people by cutting a hole in there chest and ripped there hearts out to send up to the gods.

* Like the Inca and the Aztec the Maya also sacrificed people because of their religion.




The reason why the people of Latin America are portrayed so violently is because it is part of their religion that they sacrifice people to make them lose their gods. This is how the Aztec kill their people that they sacrificed: they get a stick, stab it through their chest and rip their heart out. They then send the soul of the heart to their gods. They also eat the people that they sacrificed by cooking the heart and the body. The most common human sacrifice that the ancient Latin Americans use to kill people with was the heart extension. This is very violent because right now in modern time, people in the United States would not do that. The main reasons that the Maya, Inca, and Aztec sacrificed these people was for their religious beliefs. When they killed or "sacrificed" these people they that they were doing it because it was what their god told them to do and that they would get great luck. When there was repeated laziness, it could lead to death, such as hanging, stoning or being pushed off a cliff. Also, the Aztec invented the number zero and they built very interesting places. Depending on the situation the Maya, Aztec and Inca might not kill people.

Sources;
Wikipedia; Why were the people of ancient America portrayed so violently
Social Studies Class
Wikipedia.com; Ancient Latin America
Video in Class
Mr. Biederbeck