People and Languages Flashcards
Tlatoani
King
Pilli
Nobles - born into status
Teuctli
Lords - generally earned by warriors
Macehualli
Commoners
Tlacohtli
Slaves
Pochteca
Merchants
Toltec
Culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period (peak: 950-1150 CE)
Chichimec
Any of several groups of Indians who invaded central Mexico from the north in the 12th and 13th centuries ad and ended the Toltec hegemony in the region
Otomí
An indigenous people of Mexico who inhabit a discontinuous territory in central Mexico
Mexica
A migrant people from the desert north who arrived in Mesoamerica in the 1300s
Nahuatl
Uto-Aztecan language of the Mexica
Uto-Aztecan
Language family including Nahuatl