The first way the Aztecs gathered people to sacrifice was through the volunteering of a fellow Aztec, which is very rare because no one wants to be sacrificed voluntarily. The second way the Nahuatl collected victims was by capturing prisoners during times of war. The elites of the Aztec army were heavily rewarded with rank and wealth for returning captives to sacrifice. The last way the Aztecs gathered people to kill was through what many scholars call the “Flower Wars.” These wars were not waged for wealth, land, or to conquer cities. Instead, the aim of these battles was to capture all enemies with minimal kill and then transport them to an Aztec temple to be