Tribute is a selection that has been reimbursed in the form ofcash equivalents or subsistence economy. This term was formed during the founding and development of Kievan Rus, when society in our lands also suffered class stratification. In other civilizations (for example, in Egypt, Mesopotamia, in China, etc.), this phenomenon has been the norm since time immemorial.
So, in ancient civilizations, where for a long timethe state system was formed and the top of the society was defined, every ordinary resident should pay tribute. This is a tax that was supplied to the state directly or through the link that was most often the owner. As a rule, it was calculated in accordance with the area of land owned by a person, the amount of harvest that he collected, and also based on how many slaves were subordinate to a particular master. In the period from the 3rd to the 1st millennium BC, only servicemen who, in fact, were dependent on the government, could not pay tribute to the state.
For many years, the reimbursement was in the form ofnatural products. People gave what they cultivated on their lands, and they also took away everything that they made from their raw materials. In China, the tax was paid for rice, later weaving began to develop, and in the process was high-quality silk. Also on these lands were mined silver, which was confiscated from workers and peasants by representatives of the ruling elite. Egypt and Mesopotamia are the countries where the slave trade was developed most of all. It was living labor there that was very appreciated, therefore all representatives of slaves passed from one owner to another tirelessly.
Later, under the same flag, allancient Slavonic tribes, among which were glades, drevlyane, dregovichi, dulebi, vyatichi, northerners and many others who lived both in the north and off the coast of the Black and Caspian seas. The country began to be called Kievan Rus, and was led by its dynasty of Rurikovich. It was to the representatives of this family that all residents of the state had to pay tribute. It was already money, which was called as dime. The amount of money paid depended on the living conditions of the peasant. The chant was always accompanied by a pole. This was an event when the prince together with his team went to collect these taxes, visiting all the settlements.
Later collect tribute from the Russians beganMongol-Tatars, who conquered Russia in the 13th century. As a rule, nobody directly paid taxes to the khans, they were brought by the princes, each of which was assigned to a separate city. Since all the subsequent rulers of the empire of Genghis Khan were characterized by anarchic attitudes, barbarity and the practice of robbery, there were often cases of the sale of people. In this situation, it was the person who acted as a tribute.
Throughout the historical periodof humanity, right up to the present moment, ordinary people do not stop paying tribute to the state in which they live. Today, a tribute is a tax that is deducted from the salary of any employee of a state institution, as well as the funds that every private entrepreneur gives to the state treasury.
