9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The History of Aztec Warfare
The meshika claimed to have sacrificed over t thousand people in the year 14 87 for the dedication of just one temple. Warfare in the aztec world was a highly ritualized affair. The incentives to capture, rather than kill your opponents were huge. Some historians have argued that human sacrifice in mexico actually did little more than change the location of the violence of war. But also important to remember that sacrifice is not something that makes the aztecs particularly exceptional when looked at in a wider historical perspective.
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