Question

Which of the following best describes the relationship that the Chinese and Aztec empires had with their respective peripheral states during the fifteenth century C.E.?

Answer 1

Answer: c. Both empires established tributary relationships with their peripheral states.

Explanation:

China and the Aztec empire operated a Tribute system in the fifteenth century whereby states or people that they had conquered or were inferior to them (peripheral states) paid them tribute.

These tributes were a source of income for both states and solidified the dominance both states had over the peripheral states.