Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. which empire forced others to pay tribute?

Aztec and Persian

Explanation:

Giving tribute to a larger, more powerful empire was a common feature of many political systems in the past. Paying tribute not only ensured that peace was maintained, but it also served as a way for smaller empires to show their respect and deference to the larger ones. Some of the empires that forced other to pay tribute were the Aztec and the Persian empires.

nobles

explanation:

someone who has high morals and ideals or people who are royalty or who have good breeding. an example of noble is a person who is always honest and charitable. an example of noble is a king.