Aztec Society Flashcards
altepetl
Also known as a city-state. A major city and the surrounding land that is controlled by its own leader.
calpulli
Also known as clans. A Group made up of people related people that belonged to an alpetl.
Triple Alliance
The alliance between three Mexica city states Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Tlacopan AN agrrement that unfifed these three city states.
Pipiltin,
The was the upper class that was made up of nobles, high-ranking warriors, and high-ranking priests. Are the upper clad or the nobility and had gov jobs.
Huey
The emporrer of the aztec society.
Chief of Internal Affairs
The closest advisory to the emperor and was the second person for command.
Council of Wise Men
The emperor would be elected but the council of the wise men and the wise men had the power of dismissing the emperor. The council was made up of the greatest warrior and the wisest priests elected by their calpulis.
Hereditary.
Based on inheritance.
Tlatoque
Basically a mayor who ruled major town and cities within the empire. A leader under the emperor that ruled a large altepl.
Tecutin
Ruled smaller areas comparing to the Tlatoque. A Leader under the Emperor that ruled smaller altepl. They kept records of tributes and manages the marketplace,importunate resources and local legal matters.
The Eagle Knights and the Jaguar Knights.
A special class{ for nobles} of two major leading military forces for the Aztecs.
Priests
Had an important position in the Aztec community, and had the important job of advising the emperor. They studies their religious calendar to determine religious rituals and activities. And they had the most important job because they offer human sacrifice to the gods.
macehualtin
Also known as the middle class, commoner part of the Aztec social class commoners provided all the labor to keep the economy of the empire flourishing and made up most of the military. Their status by gaining recognition in the military or by becoming priests,merchants,artisans
mayeques
Known as the lower class or peasants. Both in the commoner part of the Aztec social class commoners provided all the labor to keep the economy of the empire flourishing and made up most of the military. That worked the land of the nobles or laboures.
pochteca
Long distance traders, who organized caravans of porters all across the empire. Sometimes called spying merchants because they often traveled to enemy territories and reported back to the emperor