Imperial Families
l The imperial family were the most
distinguished of the pipiltin.
l A new class of workers resembling serfs
was created to serve on the nobility's private
lands.
l They held a status above slaves.
l Other groups, scribes, artisans, and healers,
constituted an intermediate social group in
the larger cities.
l Long-distance merchants had their own
calpulli, but restrictions blocked their entry
into the nobility.