36 () posted 2 years ago by ThatsAlright 2 years ago by ThatsAlright +36 / -0 20 comments share 20 comments share save hide report block hide replies
There's two ways of looking at this:
They valued men so little that the easily sacrificed them for a belief that had little merit
Women were baby factories so keep them to produce more things to sacrifice
I wonder why the people sided with the conquistadors very quickly when they arrived....
There is a third, more animalistic theory: They sacrificed boys of prolific but conquered tribes. Similar to other pack animals, they would kill viable males due to being competition for their throne.
Ding ding ding.
The Mayan civilization had already collapsed. You're thinking Aztecs.
Those two ways are the same thing. The value a woman has is in baby-making. (to their minds I mean, not mine)