Question

Ritual bloodletting was crucial to Maya rituals because A) it pleased their god Indra. B) the flow of blood terrified their enemies. C) it was associated with rain and agriculture. D) they had copied the technique from the earlier Aztecs. E) blood was considered taboo.

Answer 1

Ritual bloodletting was crucial to Maya rituals because:

A) it pleased their god Indra.

Ritual bloodletting was a crucial part of Ancient Mayan rituals because it served the purpose of helping them to communicate with the gods and their ancestors of nobility.