of debt. Because of these hard times the act of sacrifice increased dramatically. Axayácatl ruled from 1469-1481, and was Moctezuma's grandson#. He spent most of his time regaining the control of the lost territories in the area. Tizoc was the ruler to follow to follow. He ruled from 1481-1486 and was another on of Moctezuma's grandson#. The next ruler was Ahuizotl. He ruled from 1486-1502#. The last ruler was Moctezuma II, who ruled from 1502-1520#. He was Axayácatl son and the great grandson of Moctezuma I. He was a great emporer that was very capable of ruling an empire but at the same time he was very demanding about the way things should be ran and who should run them. He was very superstitious and believed in the legend of Quetzalcóatl. Add in the legend of Quetzalcóatl here.
             The Aztec society was not one of the better societies in the area. They were able to set up their own government, social classes, form of writing and they also had gender roles within their society. Since the Aztec state was authoritarian by nature, its power was given to the Monarch which its authority had both a divine and secular type characteristics#. Any ruler for the Aztec land's had to be a descendent of the gods and would have to serve as an intermediary between the material and the metaphysical worlds#. The ruler would be advised by a small council of lords, which was headed by a prime minister. The chief executive of the government and the bureaucracy was another job of the prime minister. In return for paying tribute, the rulers of territories subject to the Aztecs had a large amount of sovereignty. The tax collectors would collect the tribute and they would use the treat of military forces if there was a problem with a collection. Government positions were considered to be a privilege to hold and could only be held by the hereditary nobility.
             Within the Aztec empire there was s...