Abraham Lincoln did believe that slavery was morally wrong, but there was one big problem: It was sanctioned by the highest law in the land, the Constitution. ... Only with emancipation, and with his support of the eventual 13th Amendment, would Lincoln finally win over the most committed abolitionists.
When a dynasty has the mandate, they were in control. if something bad happens like a flood, the dynasty loses mandate and a new dynasty takes its place.
The correct answers are:
a. tribute, or payment;
c. conversion to their religion;
Once a city was conquered by the Aztecs they were immediately setting up their own rules and conditions in order that they keep the city in control, and also that they can benefit from it.
The Aztecs demanded tribute, promise that the people of the city will obey their ruler, and also that they accept and worship their gods. This can be seen from two aspects, one was advantageous in the sense that the Aztecs were able to keep in order the cities and have it their way, and the disadvantageous in the sense that pretty much none of the cities actually liked them, in fact they despised them, which led to a lack of unity in their empire.