In "Patterns Up Close," the Author Believes All of the Following

question 28

Multiple Choice

In "Patterns Up Close," the author believes all of the following to be true about ritual human sacrifice EXCEPT:

• A) The survival of traditional blood rituals within polytheism was a pattern that distinguished the early American empires from their Eurasian counterparts.
• B) 126 skeletons of human sacrificial victims have been excavated at the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlán.
• C) From first-hand reports and archeological evidence, we can ascertain the exact extent it was practiced by Aztec and Inca societies.
• D) It is possible that imperial propaganda machines worked in the Aztec and Inca empires to intimidate enemies.

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