Mayan Sacrifices By: Ike Alexanian

Mayan Sacrifices It was an honor to be sacrificed if you were a Mayan. It was a part of their religion.

Mayan Sacrifice The human sacrifices were not very common. They would sacrifice animals or their prisoners. They also believed blood sacrifice kept the system in balance.

Warfare The people that died were victims. Blood went to the gods. Sacrifice also had to do will ballgames.

Other Sacrificed things Other things were sacrificed. Jaguars, parrots, owls, turtles, and many more

Why did they do it? They believed the gods wanted blood. They thought they had a duty to the gods

Items they used Obsidian knives Stingray spines Knotted cords

What did they use the tools for? Used knotted cords to draw blood from their bodies. Obsidian, and Stingray spines were used to extract blood.

Sacrifice Most common way of sacrifice:“ah nacom”. Is extract the heart quickly. Chac: the person that did the procedure

Procedure to extract the heart Used “ah nacom” 4 people helped Chac Chac held the Humans limbs

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