D. The tributes supported many aztec leaders including priests and government officials.
One of the main uses of the tributes the Aztecs demanded from conquered people were that, "The tributes supported many Aztec leaders, including priests and government officials."
Aztecs were considered Native American people who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in early 16th century. The Aztec were a nomadic culture who settled on several small islands in Lake Texcoco. The Aztec group spoke the Nahuatl language and consisted of different ethnic groups of central Mexico. Through archaeological evidence Aztec culture and history is primarily known.
The Aztecs were quite famous for their agriculture, art and architecture. They developed a calendar system and contributed to writing skills. They were an unforgiving tribe as to please their gods they sacrificed humans.
The areas which Aztec conquered were to pay tribute to Aztec and then in exchange the Aztecs let the conquered people govern themselves. The tributes were important to the Aztec as the tributes supported many Aztec leaders, including priests and government officials and also was used to help feed the huge population.
In tribute the Aztec asked food, cotton, cacao, gems, building materials, animals, animal skins, and soldiers. The more the empire of Aztec expanded the more it brought riches to the Aztecs.
Hence, option D is correct.
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