Mayan SacrificesBy: Ike Alexanian

Mayan Sacrifices• It was an honor to be

sacrificed if you were a Mayan.

• It was a part of their religion.

Mayan Sacrifice• The human sacrifices

were not very common.

• They would sacrifice animals or their prisoners.

• They also believed blood sacrifice kept the system in balance.

Warfare• The people that

died were victims.

• Blood went to the gods.

• Sacrifice also had to do will ballgames.

Other Sacrificed things• Other things were

sacrificed.

• Jaguars, parrots, owls, turtles, and many more

Why did they do it?

• They believed the gods wanted blood.

• They thought they had a duty to the gods

Items they used• Obsidian knives• Stingray spines• Knotted cords

What did they use the tools for?• Used knotted cords to

draw blood from their bodies.

• Obsidian, and Stingray spines were used to extract blood.

Sacrifice• Most common way

of sacrifice:“ah nacom”.

• Is extract the heart quickly.

• Chac: the person that did the procedure

Procedure to extract the heart• Used “ah nacom”• 4 people helped

Chac • Chac held the

Humans limbs

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