Question

Which of the following best explains the Aztec Empire’s success in growing its territory?(1 point)
Responses

The Aztec sent people from their capital to run the newly conquered territories across the empire.
The Aztec sent people from their capital to run the newly conquered territories across the empire.

Alliances and military conflicts led to a large network of tributes that provided materials to enrich the empire.
Alliances and military conflicts led to a large network of tributes that provided materials to enrich the empire.

The Aztec forced conquering peoples to sacrifice all of their luxury goods that had high trade value.
The Aztec forced conquering peoples to sacrifice all of their luxury goods that had high trade value.

Aztec rulers took the central, most superior role in all alliances, that they formed with conquered peoples.

Answer 1

Alliances and military conflicts led to a large network of tributes that provided materials to enrich the empire.

Explanation: The Aztecs expanded through warfare and political alliances (notably the Triple Alliance) and held conquered city-states as tributary provinces, extracting goods, labor, and resources rather than directly replacing local elites everywhere. This tribute network fueled the empire’s wealth and power.