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Mexico · Religion & Belief · Easy
What was the name of the Aztec sun god and god of war, to whom human sacrifices were offered to ensure the sun would continue to rise each morning?
Answer: Huitzilopochtli — Huitzilopochtli was the principal deity of the Aztec pantheon, depicted as a hummingbird or an eagle, and the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan was dedicated to him.
- A Quetzalcoatl
- B Tezcatlipoca
- C Xipe Totec
- D Huitzilopochtli ✓
Huitzilopochtli was the principal deity of the Aztec pantheon, depicted as a hummingbird or an eagle, and the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan was dedicated to him.