Which person would most likely have been a convert to Christianity during the first century after the death of Jesus? A.
a slave working in a Roman patrician's house
B.
a gladiator fighting daily in the Coliseum of Rome
C.
a Roman scholar studying philosophy and religion
D.
a Roman soldier stationed in the eastern Mediterranean

C

Explanation:

St. Paul the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus, (born 4 BCE?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey]—died c. 62–64 CE, Rome [Italy]), one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity.

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.