1. PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

A. What we know about Aztec culture today was provided

by the unbiased observations of Spaniards.

В. The human sacrifices made by the Aztecs were not as

violent as popular culture has made them out to be.

C. The Aztecs participated in sacrificial rituals to honor the

gods and maintain their way of life.

D. Human sacrifices in Aztec culture were examples of

senseless violence that were for the sole purpose of

punishing their enemies.