- The
Aztec Empire or the
Triple Alliance (classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) was an
alliance of
three Nahua city-states:...
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colonial catechisms,
recently deciphered, were used by
tlacuilos (scribes),
macehuallis (peasants), and
pochtecas (merchants). The
Aztec writing system derives...
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society were warriors, artisans, and traders. Eventually, most of the
mācehuallis were
dedicated to arts and crafts.
Their works were an
important source...
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often refer to the
language as mexicano, or some
cognate of the term
mācēhualli,
meaning 'commoner'. The word
Nahuatl is
derived from the word nāhuatlahtōlli...
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restrict access solely to the nobility, as
commoners or, in Nahuatl, "
mācēhualli"
Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːseːwalːi] were
occasionally admitted for special...
- The mācēhualtin (IPA: [maːseːˈwaɬˈtin],
singular mācēhualli [maːseːˈwalːi]) were the
commoner social class in
Aztec society. The
Aztec social class of...
- Tenochtitlan.
Motelchiuhtzin was not of the
upper classes; he was born as a "
macehualli" or
working commoner, but he had
gained renown as a
warrior captain. He...
- warfare, and as a
result came from both the
noble (pilli) and
commoner (
macehualli) classes.
Tlaxcala was
never conquered by the
Aztec empire, but was engaged...
