Slaves in this empire could obtain their freedom by running outside the city walls during a marketday and stepping in human feces, because that would show their master's neglect.
Slaves in this empire could obtain their freedom by running outside the city walls during a marketday and stepping in human feces, because that would show their master's neglect. One ruler of thisempire bore a name that meant "a lord who shows anger and who shoots an arrow into the sky" andweathered a four year drought and a snowstorm upon ascending to power. This empire's merchantclass, or (*) pochtecas, contained a special subclass designated for trader-spies. Structured into multifamilyunits called calpulli, this empire's capital city used chinampas, or floating gardening beds, toincrease its agricultural yield, because it was located on an island in Lake Texcoco. It fought the ritualisticFlower Wars against its neighbors, including Tlaxcala, partially to obtain prisoners for human sacrifice.For 10 points, name this pre-Columbian empire ruled by two Montezumas that was conquered byHernan Cortes.
Slaves in this empire could obtain their freedom by running outside the city walls during a marketday and stepping in human feces, because that would show their master's neglect.
Aztec Empire