How was the Aztec Empire organized? Local priests ran independent cities.
Local kings ruled independent cities.
A central government had control over city-states.
A tlatoani and justices shared control of city-states.

The Aztec empire was made up of a series of city-states known as altepetl.

Explanation: Each altepetl was ruled by a supreme leader (tlatoani) and a supreme judge and administrator (cihuacoatl). ... Once a tlatoani was selected, he served his city-state for life.

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the two things that develop a strong social foundation are: a. separation of church and states e. education received attention separation of church and states separate the illogical  argument that came from religious beliefs to a fact based belief. while education will make us remember the past to avoid the repeat of our mistakes.