Death is one of the most terrible things we humans have to go through. Where do we go after death? Is there a Hell or a Heaven? These are questions that still remain without answers. Since remote times, men have wondered about this, but not even technology as helped us find answers. Some popple are said to have answers; it is true they do have answers, but answers tart are mainly fixed on their religious beliefs.
Almost all religions have a theory about death, but the vary from one another, and sometimes the difference is big. But have we ever wondered: How long have cultures and religions proposed theories for life after death? The answer is, since million of years ago. If we go to ancient cultures, like the greek of aztec cultures, we their theories to be rally close to our own. The idea that there is a hell and a heaven, and after death you are judged — if you were good spring your life you go to heaven; if not, you are punished in hell — still remains in present cultures. Even though the theories may have, there are a few aspects related to death in ancient culture tha the see as obsolete and horrifying. An example of this is sacrifice.
In today’s society, sacrifice is not legal, and it is considered cruel and. This is the way most people view animal sacrifices because we do not even consider human sacrifices to be possible. In ancient cultures, both animal and human sacrifices were normal. For many cultures it was a absolute necessity for human survival because if food was not offered to the gods then they could not keep the world going. If we analyze some of the oldest cultures like Greeks and the Aztecs.
we can see that even though the both practiced sacrifices, the way they did it an to what extent, vary considerably. For example the Greek practiced both animal and human sacrifices, but not so often; in the o the rh and, the Aztecs practiced mainly human sacrifices and very often.