Like most Mesoamerican cities,Teotihuacán had a mural program.One mural features a goddess,earth or nature,thought to be the city's principal deity.Among the motifs ascribed to this deity are human hearts that were essential attributes in the Mesoamerican ritual of human sacrifice.Which of the following is an explanation for the ritual of human sacrifice?
A) Essential to agricultural renewal
B) Essential to kingly ritual
C) Essential for the renewal of the city
D) Essential for the inheritance of power
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