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*The Aztecs contained a Social Hierarchy.
*The hierarchy Consisted of 5 levels, the top was the ruler and his families who was known as the Great Speaker, the second to the top were government officials, priests, and high ranking warriors, the third to the top were commoners, the second to bottom were the peasants and the bottom were the slaves.
*Women had an important role in the tribute system because they wove valuable cloth and could obtain jobs outside the home.

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* Developed a tribute system with conquered people to insure their dominance in the short-run.
* Aztecs allowed local rulers to stay in their positions to serve as tribute collectors which allowed political dominance without direct administrative control.
* Grouped prior city-states into Providences to be more efficient in government
* Aztec civilization was a theocracy which meant that it was ruled by religious leaders.

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*Believed that human sacrifices were necessary because the Gods sacrificed themselves to create the world. Slaves were often used in these rituals but high nobles often practiced blood letting.
* Adopted a 365 Day Calendar used to mark religious ceremonies.
*They had a writing system that resembles the ideographs of the Mayans.
*The Aztecs were polytheistic meaning that they worshipped many Gods. The Gods they worshipped were both male and female figures.

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* Tribute System where conquered people were required to pay Aztec rulers textiles, jewelry, clothing, military supplies, building materials and more.
*Trade network to the north and along the Pacific coast where they traded for precious stones, shells, and feathers.

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*Built chinampas (floating gardens) to increase the amount of space for food production.
*Dug ditches to use lake water to irrigate fields and to drain parts of the lake for more land.
*Used plant and animal waste as fertilizer to plant crops.
*Used hand held tools and did not have effective technology to farm such as wheeled vehicles.
*The capital was Tenochtitlan, located on an island of a swampy lake for protection and defense and was one of the largest cities in the world.