Aztec royalty ruled in a family oriented sort of way. Governments were built from family units and were structured to be like the governments that were in place before the Aztecs took over.
rule Aztec
They beleived that the Europeans and their horses were returning gods and treated them as royalty.
nobles
mayans
Mistreatment of conquered peoples by the aztec.
yes
Yes.
Nobles
Some of the conquered provinces of the Aztec Empire rebelled because of repressive rule. The Aztec overlords actually sacrificed many of the outlying tribes people in ceremonies in the capital city.
Monazuma
terror
Weapons and the overwhelming greed and mindless savagery of the Catholic church and European Royalty.