The Aztecs forced the people they conqured to pay trubits, or taxes in the form of food, gold or slaves. They also took thousands of prisoners of war to serve as human sacrifices. The Aztecs believed that they had to sacrifice humans to the gods so that the sun would have enough strength to rise every day. Human blood was what gave the sun strength. If the sun dod not raise, crops could not grow, and the people would starve. Priests made the offerings to the gods daily. In very bad times, members of noble Aztec famileys were sometimes sacrificed to please the sun god.

Find on event or condition to use as a starting point. list it below and lable it a cause or effect and list the clue words in the paragraph that signal cause and effect

PS I'm sorry that its so long I'm good in social studies my grade is A- 92% but im not sure about this thanks!!!

Do you see the cause and effect in this sentence?

"The Aztecs believed that they had to sacrifice humans to the gods so that the sun would have enough strength to rise every day. "

And in this sentence, "If the sun did not rise, crops could not grow", do you see the clue word that makes it a cause and effect?

oh I don't know about thw Mayas that well. can you help me out with this

Which statement best decribes the agriculture of the Mayans

1. Each year, they rotated the kinds of crops planted

2. When an area of soil wore out, they cleared out and planted a new area-this on I think

3they grazed cattle in their cornfields to thin the crops

4they left tress in the field to shade the growing of corn

I agree.

OMG THANK YOU %100!!!!!!! this is in my favaroits now when ever I need it THANK YOU

You're very welcome. And congrats on you 100%!

Starting Point: The Aztecs believed that they had to sacrifice humans to the gods so that the sun would have enough strength to rise every day.

Cause: The Aztecs believed that sacrificing humans would ensure the sun's strength.

Effect: The Aztecs forced the people they conquered to pay tributes and took thousands of prisoners of war as human sacrifices.

Clue words indicating cause: "The Aztecs believed"

Clue words indicating effect: "forced," "took," "prisoners of war," "human sacrifices"