Elite Control

• Tlatoani = Ruler of Altepetl
• Huey Tlatoani = Emperor
• Pilpitin = Nobility
• Macehuatlin = Commoner
• Areas the aztecs conquered were left to their own devices
• Advantages:

  • unlikely to rebel
  • Did not have to station troops
• Tributes often handed out to rulers of Altepetl so areas benefitted from tributes