Aztec Social Class

Steenberge, Zoe Ann. "Aztec Social Classes." Mexicolore. Web. 22 Mar. 2015.
The ancient Aztecs of Mesoamerica had a very stratified society. Each member of society
belonged to a particular group that determined their rights and how people would perceive them.
The society was divided into nobility, warriors, priests, middle class, metal workers, servants and
slaves. The nobles were the wealthiest and most highly regarded. The nobles were family
members of other nobles; therefore they had to be born into. The next highest members were the
warriors, priests and then the middle class who consisted of merchants and traders mainly. Next
came the metal workers, servants and slaves.
This article was targeted to teachers and students who are interested in learning about
Aztec society. The website has lots of resources for teachers as well as for students. The website
is educational and therefore indicates its target for educated people.
Rich and wealthy families of noble blood, well-bred and respected by the rest of society
composed the nobility class. The author described how the nobleman had wealth passed down
from generation to generation .This most likely created social inequality within the civilization
just like it does in modern day.
This article was very helpful for my research because it gave me a very detailed example
of a civilization that had a stratified society. I would like to use the Aztecs as an example of how
the wealthy were highly regarded from a very early start in history. The use of examples from
history and around the world provides a basis for the start of wealth inequality and possible
sources.