Why did the Aztecs sacrifice prisoners of war to the god Huitzilopochtli? (1 point) Responses to keep volcanoes from erupting to keep volcanoes from erupting to keep neighboring people from invading to keep neighboring people from invading to keep slaves from revolting to keep slaves from revolting to keep the god from growing weak
The primary reason the Aztecs sacrificed prisoners of war to the god Huitzilopochtli was to keep neighboring people from invading. This belief was rooted in the Aztec worldview that sacrificing prisoners of war would appease the god and ensure his protection against potential threats and invasion. The idea of keeping slaves from revolting or keeping the god from growing weak were not the main motivations for these sacrifices.
