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GCSE History · key term
A community of families connected by ancestry or long association, whose elders managed communal land and allocated plots to members.
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Paper 3
Revise: Land, tribute and elitesAn important form of organisation was the calpolli, a community of families connected by ancestry or long association. Its elders managed its landholdings and allocated plots to members. A farmer could cultivate an allocated plot but was expected to pay regular tribute and keep it in use.
Support explanations with precise examples, such as calpolli land allocation, cotton cloth tribute or nobles serving as governors and judges.
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