What was the Aztec society like?

               The class system was prevalent among the Aztecs like in many other civilizations. There were different social classes within the Aztec society. Nobility, the highest class was known as pipiltin. They had many privileges like having a house of more than one storey. They were permitted to wear sandals and cotton clothing, while commoners were required to go barefooted. The second class was the peasants, who were known as macehualtin.

               Some men called mayeque, farmed fields belonging to the nobility.

               The slaves among Aztecs were known as tlacotin. Among the Aztecs, people could choose to become slaves when they were very poor.

               Travelling merchants called pochtecah were a small, but important class as they not only facilitated commerce, but also communicated vital information across the empire, and beyond its borders. They sometimes worked as spies for the Aztec Empire.