| The Economy of the Empire |
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| l | Aztec peasant
production and tribute |
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| supplied the
basic foods. |
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| l | Clans in each
community apportioned land |
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| between people,
nobles, and temples. |
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| l | There were
periodic markets for exchange. |
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| l | The great daily
market at Tlatelolco was |
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| controlled by a
merchant class (pochteca) |
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| which specialized
in long-distance luxury |
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| item trade. |
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| l | The Aztecs had a
state-controlled mixed |
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| economy:
tribute, markets, commodity use, |
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| and distribution
were highly regulated. |
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