Mesoamericans were polytheistic; their gods possessed both male and female traits and demanded blood sacrifices of enemies taken in battle or ritual bloodletting.
1	Mesoamericans	Mesoamerican	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	3:nsubj	Discourse=elaboration-additional:48->47:0|Entity=(100-person-new-cf1-1-coref)
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	3:cop	_
3	polytheistic	polytheistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	0:root	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	7:punct	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	6:nmod:poss	Discourse=elaboration-additional:49->48:0|Entity=(101-person-new-cf2-2-sgl(100-person-giv:act-cf1-1-ana)
6	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	7:nsubj|14:nsubj	Entity=101)
7	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	3:parataxis	_
8	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc:preconj	9:cc:preconj	Entity=(102-abstract-new-cf3-5-sgl
9	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	12:amod	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	11:cc	_
11	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	9:conj:and|12:amod	_
12	traits	trait	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	7:obj	Entity=102)
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	14:cc	Discourse=joint-list_m:50->49:0
14	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	7:conj:and	_
15	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	16:compound	Entity=(103-event-new-cf4-2-sgl
16	sacrifices	sacrifice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	14:obj	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	18:case	_
18	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	16:nmod:of	Entity=(104-person-new-cf5-1-sgl
19	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	acl	18:acl	Discourse=elaboration-attribute:51->50:0
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	21:case	_
21	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	19:obl:in	Entity=(105-event-new-cf6-1-sgl)104)103)
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	24:cc	Discourse=same-unit_m:52->50:1
23	ritual	ritual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	24:compound	Entity=(106-event-new-cf7-2-sgl
24	bloodletting	bloodletting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	14:obj|16:conj:or	Entity=106)|SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	3:punct	_
