Which of the following statements describes a religious belief that the aztec and inca shared? a. they believed that there was one god and practiced a monotheistic religion. b. they mummified their leaders because they believed the bodies of the dead were sacred. c. religion was of little importance to them and did not affect people’s daily lives. d. they believed in ceremonial human sacrifice as a way to their gods.

Option: D.  They believed in ceremonial human sacrifice as a way to please their gods.

Explanation:

Both Aztec and Inca civilization shared a common religious belief of human sacrifice to please gods. Inca civilization practices human sacrifice using children. The Incas conducted child sacrifices during events or a famine. Children were selected for sacrificial to Gods as they were supposed to be pure with perfect body and health.

Aztec gained their reputation as a bloody thirsty for human sacrificial because of their rituals which require a beating heart of the victim to satisfy the god of the sun. According to the tales of the Early Europeans, the beating heart was ripped out from the still-conscious victim.