Aztec society was
A) an egalitarian democracy.
B) a hierarchical dictatorship, with a privileged upper class and a downtrodden majority.
C) primarily involved in the trading of slaves.
D) unique in giving women major political power.
E) a purely theocratic society.

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Aztec society was highly hierarchical, with a powerful elite class consisting of the emperor, nobles, and priests, while the majority of the population were commoners or slaves. This hierarchy was based on social status and wealth, with little social mobility, making it a hierarchical dictatorship.

Aztec Society Was