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