What practice was common in the Aztec Empire as a way to honor the gods during troubled times?

Sacrificing humans was widespread across Mesoamerica, thus when the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico, the practice was neither foreign to them nor peculiar. Other Mesoamerican societies such as the Purepechas, the Toltecs, and the Maya also made such sacrifices based on archaeological evidence. What separated Aztec rituals from Maya human sacrifice was how it was integrated into daily life. These societies sacrificed substantial portions of their own populations to honor their gods.

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