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Aztec City-States
Mary G. Hodge
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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.
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Contents
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Figures
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Tables
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Acknowledgments
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1. Introduction
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Evolution and Operation of States and Empires
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States and Empires Defined
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States as Complex Systems
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States as Regional Organizations
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Formation of Regional Political Systems
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Sources of Information on Aztec City-States
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Documents
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Archaeological Data on Aztec Culture
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Aspects of the Operation of Aztec City-States to be Examined
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Cultural Diversity Among Aztec City-States
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Internal Political Systems of Aztec City-States
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Interaction of City-States and the Capital
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Methodology
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Procedure
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2. City-States in the Valley of Mexico: An Overview
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The Environmental Setting
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Occupational History of the Valley of Mexico
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Political Units in the Valley of Mexico
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City-States
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Confederations
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Aztec Capitals
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Tenochtitlan
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Texcoco
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Tlacopan
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The Empire
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The Triple Alliance
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Administration of Warfare
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Imperial Tribute Collection
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3. Amecameca
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The Place and the People of Amecameca
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Settlement History of Amecameca
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The Urban Center of Amecameca
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Amecameca's People
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Rituals and Ideology in Amecameca
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Amecameca's Territory
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Amecameca's Political System
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Overview of Amecameca's Political Development
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Titles and Officials
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Support of Amecameca's Officials
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Rulers of Amecameca
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Succession to the Office of Teuctli in Amecameca
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Marriage Alliances of Amecameca's Rulers
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Amecameca as an Independent City-State
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Amecameca and the Aztec Empire
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Conquest by the Triple Alliance
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Effects of Conquest
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Summary and Conclusions
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History and Internal Organization of Amecameca
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Relations with Other Polities
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Conquest by the Empire
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4. Cuauhtitlan
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The Place and the People of Cuauhtitlan
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Cuauhtitlan in 1519
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Evolution of the Urban Center of Cuauhtitlan
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Cuauhtitlan's People
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Rituals and Deities of Cuauhtitlan
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Cuauhtitlan's Political System
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Titles and Officials
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Support of Cuauhtitlan's Officials
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Territorial Organization of Cuauhtitlan
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Rulers of Cuauhtitlan
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Succession to Rulership in Cuauhtitlan
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Marriage Alliances of Cuauhtitlan's Rulers
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Political Alliances of the Independent City-State of Cuauhtitlan
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Cuauhtitlan and the Aztec Empire
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Conquest by Tenochtitlan
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Effects of Conquest
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Summary
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Cuauhtitlan's Political System
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Pre-Imperial Political Alliances
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Cuauhtitlan as a Dependency of Tenochtitlan
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5. Xochimilco
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The Place and People of Xochimilco
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The Urban Center ofXochimilco
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The Xochimilca
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Xochimilca Deities and Rituals
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Extent of Xochimilca Territory
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Xochimilco's Political System
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Officials and Titles
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Economic Support of Xochimilco's Administrators
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Rulers of Xochimilco
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Succession to Rulership in Xochimilco
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Marriages between Xochimilco's and Tenochtitlan's Elites
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Xochimilco's Pre-Imperial Political Alliances
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Xochimilco and the Aztec Empire
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Conquest by the Triple Alliance
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Xochimilco as a Dependency of the Triple Alliance
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Summary and Conclusions
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6. Coyoacan
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The Place and the People of Coyoacan
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The Urban Center of Coyoacan
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The People of Coyoacan
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Ideology and Religion in Coyoacan
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Coyoacan's Territory
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Political Organization of Coyoacan
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Officials and Titles
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Administration of Dependencies
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Economic Organization of the Tlatoani's Household
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Rulers of Coyoacan
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Ruler Succession in Pre-Hispanic Coyoacan
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Marriage Alliances of Coyoacan's Rulers
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Political Alliances of Coyoacan
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Coyoacan as a Dependency of the Aztec Empire
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Coyoacan's Obligations to the Triple Alliance
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Summary and Conclusions
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The Political Organization of Coyoacan
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Coyoacan's Alliances with Other City-States
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Coyoacan and Tenochtitlan
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7. Teotihuacan: An Acolhua City-State
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The People and the Place of Teotihuacan
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The Urban Center of Teotihuacan
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The People of Teotihuacan
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Religion and Ritual at Aztec Teotihuacan
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Territorial Organization of Teotihuacan
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Teotihuacan's Political System
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Officials and Titles
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Rulers and Succession to Rulership
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Marriage Alliances of Teotihuacan's Rulers
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Income of Teotihuacan's Rulers
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Teotihuacan's Political Alliances
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Teotihuacan as a Dependency of Texcoco
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Teotihuacan as a Tributary Province of Tenochtitlan
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Summary and Conclusions
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Historical Summary
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Internal Organization
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Teotihuacan as a Dependency of the Triple Alliance Capitals
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8. Conclusions: The Aztec Empire as Seen from Its Dependencies
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City-States
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Organization of Five Aztec City-States: A Comparison
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Territories
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Urban Centers
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City-State Officials
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Central-Place Functions of City-States
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Rulership
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Succession to Rulership
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Marriage Alliances of Ruling Lineages
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City-States Before the Empire
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The Aztec Empire's Center
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Confederations of City-States in the Valley of Mexico
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Administration of Dependencies of the Empire
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City-States and the Aztec Empire
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Goals of the Empire
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Effects of Conquest
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The Political Hierarchy
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The Tribute Hierarchy
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Tribute in Labor
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Marriage Alliances
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Centralization vs. Autonomy
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Conclusions
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Glossary of Some Nahuatl and Spanish Words
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Bibliography
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Resumen en Espanol
Citable Link
Published: 1984
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
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