Answer:
In the context of the text, people faced death as a consequence of suffering terrible damage to their bodies, but it was for a good cause, and society accepted it.
In the Mesoamerican culture, death was a sacrifice for their gods to ask for things, like when the text mentions that slaves owner gives slaves to be sacrificed, to ensure prosperity in business. Also, sacrifices were performed to thank the gods for the creation of the world, or to give them the necessary strength for their duties, like in the case of the sun's god, "... Perhaps the quintessential example of "feeding" the gods were the ceremonies to ensure Tezcatlipoca, the sun god, was well-nourished so that he had the strength .to raise the sun each morning". In some cases, there were special groups that hunted people to sacrifice them "Aztecs often engaged in wars just to take a sufficient number of captives for sacrificial purpose". In some cases, the killed person was the strongest and fittest one, so he deserved to be with the gods.
In conclusion, sacrifice was a respectable ritual that showed respect and admiration towards the gods. They had different ways of performing them according to the society, the god, and what they were asking, but none were without suffering.
Explanation:
The text talks about the sacrifices in the Mesoamerican culture, which were a way of honoring their gods. There are many types of sacrifices depending on the society and the reason for the sacrifice. For some people, death was an honor since they were the fittest person on Earth or the impersonation of gods. As a consequence, they deserved to be with the gods. In other cases, the victim was not willing to die. However, society saw it as something that needed to be done. The same happened with the ritual that went after their death.
In both cases, the sacrificed person went under painful rituals that took his or her life.
