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GCSE History · key term
A battle arranged between opposing states, particularly to capture warriors for religious sacrifice rather than necessarily to conquer territory.
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Paper 3
Revise: Expansion and warfareIn flower wars, opposing sides arranged battles particularly to obtain warriors for sacrifice. Brave enemy warriors were especially valued as offerings. Such fighting also gave warriors opportunities to demonstrate skill and could weaken opponents.
Distinguish wars of territorial conquest from flower wars. Captives were important in both, but flower wars did not necessarily aim to conquer territory.
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