In Aztec society, warriors, priests, and the nobility were considered to be among the most respected in the Aztecan social hierarchy Because of the Aztecs' emphasis on warfare, the warrior class was highly valued, and often warriors would volunteer for the most important Aztec sacrificial rituals...
Aztec society was rigid, stratified class system in which each class (or caste) had a roll designed to support the Aztec warriors. Warfare was thus the main driving force of both the Aztec economy and religion. The Aztec Empire was organized with a strong central government headed by the emp...
By the start of the 16th century, the Aztec Empire had a well developed system of “roads”. However the Aztecs had neither wheels nor beasts of burden to transport themselves or their goods. Obviously this limited transportation to the speed, range and endurance of foot power. Their system ...
Sounds with social and biological relevance often receive increased attention from the cognitive system to prioritize their processing, and this often interferes with other ongoing mental processes. We tested this in a dichotic listening experiment, where humans performed low-high discriminations on ...
In the social hierarchy of the Aztec society, this merchant class was between the nobility and the lower classes. Joining the military and displaying skills on the battlefield was an important way of upward social mobility. Men who became neither warriors nor traders had various other professions...
Aztec:The Aztec society was hierarchical, with the emperor and nobles at the top, followed by the warrior class, merchants, artisans, and commoners. Slavery was also a part of Aztec society, although it differed from the chattel slavery system that treated people as materials in other civilizati...
Transformation of social networks in the late pre-Hispanic US Southwest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA110: 5785–5790. Article Google Scholar Minc, L. D. (2009). Style and substance: Evidence for regionalism within the Aztec market system. Latin American Antiquity20: ...
“floating gardens”). Rich soil from the bottom of a lake was piled up to form ridges between rows of ditches or canals. As a result of the Valley of Mexico’s mild climate and ample water for irrigation, the chinampas yielded multiple harvests annually. A system of lakes (Texcoco, ...
The system of social stratificationemphasizedascribed status but also permitted considerable vertical mobility. The land-tenure system was an important aspect in maintaining both processes, as could be expected in a basically agrarian society. Although most of the land was held in common by the ...