# Aztec Society — WHE Article Discussion

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**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [November 23, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/aztec-society-whe-article-discussion/5952 "2015-11-23T17:07:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/aztec-society-whe-article-discussion/5952/1 "2015-11-23T17:07:35Z")

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Aztec society was hierarchical and divided into clearly defined classes. The nobility dominated the key positions in the military, state administration, judiciary, and priesthood. While traders could become extremely wealthy and powerful, even their prosperity was based on their class, and most citizens remained simple farmers.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/845/aztec-society/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/845/aztec-society/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/aztec-society-whe-article-discussion/5952/2 "2026-07-29T01:42:03Z")

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