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Structure of the Aztec empire
Archaelogy of northern Mesoamerica,part one • 10 • Published In 1971 • Pages: 376-394
By: Gibson, Charles.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document surveys the chronological expansion and principal features of the Aztec empire, with a listing of principal sources. Major subjects include militarism and imperialism, the payment of tribute, relations with neighboring groups, and the territorial hierarchy of the empire.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Localized kin groups
- History
- Comparative evidence
- External relations
- Instigation of war
- Peacemaking
- Territorial hierarchy
- Priesthood
- Taxation and public income
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- M. A. Marcus ; David Sherwood ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1376-1520
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central and southern Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles Gibson
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64010316
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs