Round 2: Tossup 6

This civilization believed in thirteen heavens that were created from the head of a primordial monster. This civilization’s people extinguished all flames and watched a nighttime ritual on a nearby volcanic mountain in their New Fire ceremony. In this civilization’s mythology, the god of darkness’ foot was (*) bitten off by a primordial world-crocodile and replaced (-5[1])with an obsidian mirror. Rain was overseen by this civilization’s god Tlaloc. (10[1])This civilization believed that human (10[1])sacrifices to Huitzilopochtli kept the sun alive. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Mesoamerican civilization that worshiped gods like Quetzalcoatl. ■END■ (10[2])

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