It was either that or the Assyrian army would destroy them. Go figure it.
i want to now what happened
In Aztec and Chinese societies, a tribute was required from conquered land to trade with foreign places
The Assyrians exchanged aristocracies between different areas so that the rulers would not be sympathetic to the ruled. This way they got their way using proxies.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.
Because they can
We first hear of the Assyrians around 2300 BC, when Sargon of Akkad invaded their small kingdom to the north which was well-known traders, who traveled constantly between Assur and southern Turkey. When they had war, they took the weapons of the conquered and the value items of the cities. Tribute is monetary benefit conferred for protection. Money causes the receiver of the money to be able to acquire more things. Therefore, paying tribute to Assyria led to a strengthening of the Assyrian Empire.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.
It had to be very bad for people having to pay another tribute to another nation. That is why we had all those areas battling each other until forming empires.