Part A: What does the word “classify” mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

to arrange in classes (see class entry 1 sense 3) classifying books according to subject matter. 2 : to consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group The movie is classified as a comedy. The vehicle is classified as a truck.

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it depends on which society you are referring to. many civilization performed rituals so the gods would with their growing season but the most well known is that of the aztecs. they would make sacrifices, usually animals, but sometimes humans as well.