altepetl
Noun
Meaning
altepetl (plural altepemeh)
A Nahua community; a pueblo.
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Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC Although the form of government is often referred to as an empire, in fact most areas within the empire were organized as city-states, known as altepetl in Nahuatl.
The Early Aztec period was a time of growth and competition among altepetl.
The efficient role of the altepetl as a regional political unit was largely responsible for the success of the empire's hegemonic form of control.