The correct answer is - D. Held absolutely and by divine right.
In both of these ancient empires/dynasties the rulers were not elected, but instead they had the throne as a given because they were born in the family that ruled the empire/dynasty. They had the absolute power over everything in their respective empires/dynasties, but it's interesting that they were also considered as divine creatures, like Gods even.
As rulers issued laws, collecting taxes, and organized systems of defence, separate departments developed to take care of these areas. Eventually<span>, you had a very complicated government bureaucracy.</span>
West-central Africa is defined as the rest of the western coast of the continent south of this point, and south-eastern Africa anywhere from and to the north and east of the Cape of Good Hope. West-Central Africa was the largest regional departure point for captives through most the slave trade era.
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