The Aztecs Focused on Capture Rather Than Murder
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For much of their history, the Aztecs preferred not to murder their opponents on the battlefield. Instead, they would try to take them alive so they could be used for human sacrifice, which in practice doesn’t feel all that different to death during warfare.