How were religion and war connected in the Aztec Empire?(1 point)

Responses

War was considered the only way to determine who would be the next emperor of the Aztec Empire.
War was considered the only way to determine who would be the next emperor of the Aztec Empire.

Gods told the Aztecs to fight their enemies and it led to them forming the Triple Alliance.
Gods told the Aztecs to fight their enemies and it led to them forming the Triple Alliance.

The Aztecs had to continually fight wars because their gods would be unhappy if they did not.
The Aztecs had to continually fight wars because their gods would be unhappy if they did not.

The Aztecs believed they owed sacrifices to their gods, so they sometimes used war to gain captives for sacrifice.

1 answer

The Aztecs believed they owed sacrifices to their gods, so they sometimes used war to gain captives for sacrifice.