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| l | The balance
between sacrifice motivated by religion or |
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| terror is still
under debate. |
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| l | The Aztecs had
other religious concerns besides |
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| sacrifice. |
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| l | They had a
complex mythology that explained the birth |
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| and history of
the gods and their relation to humans. |
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| l | Religious
symbolism infused all aspect of life. |
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| l | The Aztecs had a
cyclical view of history; they believed |
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| the world had
been destroyed before and, despite the |
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| sacrifices, would
be again. |
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