The maya believed that they needed to feed their gods with blood. kings, priests, and nobles offered their own blood in religious rituals.
this practice is called bloodletting.
the priest or noble would pierce part of their body.
people offered for sacrifice usually came from outside a city. many were prisoners of war.
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Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources