Human sacrifice also served another purpose in the expanding Aztec empire of the 15th and 16th century: intimidation. The ritual killing of war captives and the large-scale displaying of skulls were visceral reminders of the strength of the empire and the extent of its dominion.
Aztec people believed that sacrificing human beings repaid their debts and appease the gods. People also offered maguey thorns after tainting them with blood from their own body parts as self-sacrifice. There were people chosen for sacrifice purposes and the rituals were performed at a particular time.
Another notable sacrifice was through the Flower Wars; a battle fought to appease the gods due to the number of dead victims. The battle resulted after famines and droughts and the sacrifice was meant to honor the gods.
The best response would be something that is not on this list: "feudalism," although if you must pick from these options it would be "<span>Manorialism," since this is a subcategory of feudal society. </span>
