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An altepetl is a Nahua community or pueblo, especially in pre-Columbian and Spanish conquest-era Aztec society.
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Who are the Aztecs ruled by a king president or emperor?
The Aztec empire was really a system of city-states known as altepetl where the lesser (conquered) ones paid tribute to the greater ones - it was more of a system of tribute than a single system of government. Usually local rulers were restored to their positions once their city-state was conquered, and the Aztecs did not interfere in local affairs as long as the tribute payments were made. Most of the altepetl city-states were ruled by a tlatoani (essentially a king).
What city now lies on the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan, commonly known as Tenochtitlan was an Aztec altepetl (city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded on June 20, 1325, it became the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century,
What is Tlacopan?
Tlacopán (meaning "florid plant on flat ground"), also called Tacuba, was a http://www.answers.com/topic/pre-columbian http://www.answers.com/topic/mesoamerica city-state situated on the western shore of http://www.answers.com/topic/lake-texcoco. Founded by Tlacomatzin, Tlacopan was a http://www.answers.com/topic/tepanec kingdom subordinate to nearby http://www.answers.com/topic/azcapotzalco. Tlacopan sided with http://www.answers.com/topic/tenochtitlan and http://www.answers.com/topic/texcoco-altepetl in their conquest of Azcapotzalco, becoming a member of the http://www.answers.com/topic/aztec-triple-alliance which formed the nucleus of the http://www.answers.com/topic/aztec Empire. The ruler of Tlacopan, Totoquihuaztli, then took the title Tepaneca tecuhtli, "Lord of the Tepanecs" (probably taken from the rulers of Atzcapotzalco). Tlacopan was to remain a junior partner in the alliance, receiving only a fifth of the tribute gained from joint campaigns with its more powerful allies.
How are Inca and Aztecs alike?
Both the Inca and Aztecs were ancient civilizations located in the Americas. They both built advanced civilizations with impressive architecture, infrastructure, and agricultural systems. Additionally, they practiced complex social structures, including a hierarchal system of rulers, nobility, and commoners.
