Government

**Government**
 * The Aztec Empire was an example of an empire that ruled by indirect means.
 * It was ethnically very diverse, but unlike most European empires, it was more of a system of tribute than a single system of government.
 * The Aztec empire was an informal or hegemonic empire because it did not exert supreme authority over the conquered lands, it merely expected tributes to be paid.
 * Ancient Aztec government got its structure from units of society that existed long before the Aztec empire was founded.
 * This Empire was discontinous because not all dominated territories were connected.
 * Society