Aztec City-States

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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
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