Aztec City-States

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The building blocks of the Aztec state were smaller, local polities known as city-states. Author Mary G. Hodge selected five city-states in the Valley of Mexico (Amecameca, Cuauhtitlan, Xochimilco, Coyoacan, and Teotihuacan) for detailed study of their internal organization. Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Evolution and Operation of States and Empires States and Empires Defined States as Complex Systems States as Regional Organizations Formation of Regional Political Systems Sources of Information on Aztec City-States Documents Archaeological Data on Aztec Culture Aspects of the Operation of Aztec City-States to be Examined Cultural Diversity Among Aztec City-States Internal Political Systems of Aztec City-States Interaction of City-States and the Capital Methodology Procedure 2. City-States in the Valley of Mexico: An Overview The Environmental Setting Occupational History of the Valley of Mexico Political Units in the Valley of Mexico City-States Confederations Aztec Capitals Tenochtitlan Texcoco Tlacopan The Empire The Triple Alliance Administration of Warfare Imperial Tribute Collection 3. Amecameca The Place and the People of Amecameca Settlement History of Amecameca The Urban Center of Amecameca Amecameca's People Rituals and Ideology in Amecameca Amecameca's Territory Amecameca's Political System Overview of Amecameca's Political Development Titles and Officials Support of Amecameca's Officials Rulers of Amecameca Succession to the Office of Teuctli in Amecameca Marriage Alliances of Amecameca's Rulers Amecameca as an Independent City-State Amecameca and the Aztec Empire Conquest by the Triple Alliance Effects of Conquest Summary and Conclusions History and Internal Organization of Amecameca Relations with Other Polities Conquest by the Empire 4. Cuauhtitlan The Place and the People of Cuauhtitlan Cuauhtitlan in 1519 Evolution of the Urban Center of Cuauhtitlan Cuauhtitlan's People Rituals and Deities of Cuauhtitlan Cuauhtitlan's Political System Titles and Officials Support of Cuauhtitlan's Officials Territorial Organization of Cuauhtitlan Rulers of Cuauhtitlan Succession to Rulership in Cuauhtitlan Marriage Alliances of Cuauhtitlan's Rulers Political Alliances of the Independent City-State of Cuauhtitlan Cuauhtitlan and the Aztec Empire Conquest by Tenochtitlan Effects of Conquest Summary Cuauhtitlan's Political System Pre-Imperial Political Alliances Cuauhtitlan as a Dependency of Tenochtitlan 5. Xochimilco The Place and People of Xochimilco The Urban Center ofXochimilco The Xochimilca Xochimilca Deities and Rituals Extent of Xochimilca Territory Xochimilco's Political System Officials and Titles Economic Support of Xochimilco's Administrators Rulers of Xochimilco Succession to Rulership in Xochimilco Marriages between Xochimilco's and Tenochtitlan's Elites Xochimilco's Pre-Imperial Political Alliances Xochimilco and the Aztec Empire Conquest by the Triple Alliance Xochimilco as a Dependency of the Triple Alliance Summary and Conclusions 6. Coyoacan The Place and the People of Coyoacan The Urban Center of Coyoacan The People of Coyoacan Ideology and Religion in Coyoacan Coyoacan's Territory Political Organization of Coyoacan Officials and Titles Administration of Dependencies Economic Organization of the Tlatoani's Household Rulers of Coyoacan Ruler Succession in Pre-Hispanic Coyoacan Marriage Alliances of Coyoacan's Rulers Political Alliances of Coyoacan Coyoacan as a Dependency of the Aztec Empire Coyoacan's Obligations to the Triple Alliance Summary and Conclusions The Political Organization of Coyoacan Coyoacan's Alliances with Other City-States Coyoacan and Tenochtitlan 7. Teotihuacan: An Acolhua City-State The People and the Place of Teotihuacan The Urban Center of Teotihuacan The People of Teotihuacan Religion and Ritual at Aztec Teotihuacan Territorial Organization of Teotihuacan Teotihuacan's Political System Officials and Titles Rulers and Succession to Rulership Marriage Alliances of Teotihuacan's Rulers Income of Teotihuacan's Rulers Teotihuacan's Political Alliances Teotihuacan as a Dependency of Texcoco Teotihuacan as a Tributary Province of Tenochtitlan Summary and Conclusions Historical Summary Internal Organization Teotihuacan as a Dependency of the Triple Alliance Capitals 8. Conclusions: The Aztec Empire as Seen from Its Dependencies City-States Organization of Five Aztec City-States: A Comparison Territories Urban Centers City-State Officials Central-Place Functions of City-States Rulership Succession to Rulership Marriage Alliances of Ruling Lineages City-States Before the Empire The Aztec Empire's Center Confederations of City-States in the Valley of Mexico Administration of Dependencies of the Empire City-States and the Aztec Empire Goals of the Empire Effects of Conquest The Political Hierarchy The Tribute Hierarchy Tribute in Labor Marriage Alliances Centralization vs. Autonomy Conclusions Glossary of Some Nahuatl and Spanish Words Bibliography Resumen en Espanol