1. Mayan Sacrifices By: Ike Alexanian

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. Items they used
Obsidian knives
Stingray spines
Knotted cords

8. 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.

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

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

11. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

12. Picture Bibliography

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14. Bibliography
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