OCR GCSE History B · J411
Paper 3
Revise: Aztec empire in 1519Aztec conquest did not normally mean replacing every local ruler. Instead, rulers could remain in place if they accepted the authority of the Triple Alliance and paid tribute. This was indirect rule: local government continued, but it operated under imperial demands.
- Revise: Land, tribute and elites
A system in which an imperial power governs through existing local rulers rather than replacing them with its own officials everywhere.
- Revise: Nature and impact of Spanish rule
Government through existing local rulers and institutions rather than direct administration of every community by the ruling power.