A second motive of attacking temples was to discourage the people who live in areas surrounding the temples. The violence was intended to create fear among them, to break their fighting spirit. People believed in religion and in god. It was easy for the invaders to make them believe that those who had looted god would easily loot them too. “Such a powerful god could not do anything; what can we mortals do?” This kind of helplessness and panic would spread all over. This would make it easy for the invaders to conquer the enemy.
