An infant who hears a novel sound increases its sucking rate. after several presentations of the same sound, the sucking rate declines. this decrease in responding is called

idk if you found them already or not but you probably did but the one closer to sea level is raleigh.

it depends on which society you are referring to. many civilization performed rituals so the gods would with their growing season but the most well known is that of the aztecs. they would make sacrifices, usually animals, but sometimes humans as well.