Modern ultrastructural, biochemical, and genetic evidence has rendered the term protozoan highly problematic. For example, protozoan historically referred to a protist that has animal-like traits, such as the ability to move through water as though âswimmingâ like an animal.
Sacrifice. An image of an Aztec obsidian sacrificial knife. While these web pages have concentrated on the religion and world view of the Aztecs, one aspect of their culture and a vital element of important rituals cannot be ignored: death sacrifice.n image of an Aztec obsidian sacrificial knife. While these web pages have concentrated on the religion and world view of the Aztecs, one aspect of their culture and a vital element of important rituals cannot be ignored: death sacrifice.
Religiously, the Aztecs worshipped many gods. Aztec priests believed that the sun god â who was also the god of war â needed human sacrifice. They believed that the sun would not rise if Aztec priests did not sacrifice humans to the sun god. For this reason, the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice on a massive scale.