Why did the Aztecs sacrifice prisoners of war to the god Huitzilopochtli?
A. to keep volcanoes from erupting
B. to keep neighboring people from invading
C. to keep slaves from revolting
D. to keep the god from growing weak
The Aztecs believed that the god Huitzilopochtli was responsible for the sun rising. If Huitzilopochtli did not receive human blood, the Aztecs believed he would grow weak and that sun would no longer rise.
